Burmese Pagoda Talong Prayer Bead Ring. 25 Silver-Gold Alloy Small Prayer Beads

The main prayer bead. was excavated from within a collapsed pagoda in the Mandalay and Bagan region. According to ancient tradition, a traditional large wasp-shaped ring setting was crafted. This ring setting is additionally inlaid with 25 small silver-gold alloy prayer beads of varying sizes. These small prayer beads are more difficult to refine the smaller they are. They are also retrieved by Burmese Buddhist temples from ancient pagodas. Their quantity is extremely limited, and their price is extremely high! Buddhist temples would place 3-6 of these small prayer beads into very small bottles, with a bit of fragrant love charm paste applied inside... for easy personal carrying. The price of one bottle is equivalent to NT$800. It is only gifted to devout followers who donate to build temples during pilgrimages. They are not publicly sold. ************************** Prayer beads, as sacred items, are plain and unadorned... Based solely on their appearance, it is impossible to determine their age... Many temples in Myanmar have a tradition of making prayer beads. It is difficult to distinguish between new and old prayer beads from their appearance. Therefore, whether the prayer beads were excavated from a pagoda, or are newly made modern prayer beads (or even fake prayer beads)... it is truly indistinguishable from their appearance. While there are units in Thailand that can be paid to authenticate Thai amulets, there are no authentication units in Myanmar for Talong prayer beads, even if sent back. It is likely that no one in the world can help authenticate the age, newness, or authenticity of Talong prayer beads... When purchasing prayer beads, one can only rely on trusted antique dealers... *********************** Therefore, collectors, please note. The prayer beads were excavated from collapsed pagodas in Mandalay and Bagan. Their age is basically over a hundred years, possibly several hundred or even a thousand years... The ring setting is crafted with traditional handmade retro techniques, appearing rugged and simple. The international ring size is 15-16, suitable for men's fingers. However, women can wear it as a pendant on a necklace or with a rope knot. It can similarly offer the protective blessings of the prayer beads. 9000-114.01.12