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Necklace of one hundred and eight Liulí beads and tiger's eye, Qing dynasty - Prayer rosary ‘mala’ composed of 108 spherical liulí beads in a deep, translucent maroon colour separated by tiger's eye beads. The string is interrupted by a central rose quartz bead. The finial, on a purple cord, includes the main guru bead and a tassel of six glass paste beads in shades of orange, green and blue. Qing dynasty (1644-1912).  Bead diameter: 0.7-0.8 cm; Total length: 100 cm Weight: 86 g