Antique Dzi beads now start around $6000 per bead....  Luckily, etched carnelian beads are still affordable to the general public.  This ancient etched carnelian bead is truly beautiful and one-of-a-kind.

Measures approximately 10mm long and 5mm wide.  1mm hole.  One-of-a-kind bead sourced directly from Kathmandu, Nepal.  Estimated to be about 600 to 1000 years old.