Antique Buddhist Sacred Tibetan handmade bead with engraved prayer in ancient chinese. Really beautiful big hand carved Cong Tibet bead or pendant, natural serpentine mineral stone. These prayer bead can be used as a pendant, as a beads for a necklaces, bracelet or as a protective talisman. In this specific case this bead was also used as Mani stones. Mani stones are a form of devotion, holding them in your hand during prayers. Handcrafted, engraved with antique Chinese characters. A prayer is written on the bead which unfortunately I cannot fully identify, a studious of the Chinese language will be able to read what is written there. This is a very rare and interesting object. Protective talisman Stone: Natural Serpentine Weight: 42.4 Grams Size: 52x21x20mm (Apx.) Origin: Tibet Age: First 20th Century Shape: Octagonal Careful free shipping by certified mail with tracking number and insurance. -If you buy at the same auction, you will pay a single shipping cost according to the automatic Catawiki configuration. -If you buy at several auctions, contact me through Catawiki messages before paying and send me the references of the lots to eliminate additional costs and receive everything in a single shipment. I do not send to the United States of America.