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ANTIQUE THAI YAI GLASS PLUG – CLEAR MEAWADEE STYLE – BURMA REGION – DIGGED PIECE

THIS AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE EAR PLUG, MOST LIKELY DIGGED, ORIGINATES FROM THE THAI YAI (SHAN) CULTURE OF THE BURMA–NORTHERN THAILAND REGION. HAND-FORMED FROM CLEAR GLASS OR POSSIBLY NATURAL STONE (NOT YET TESTED), IT REFLECTS EARLY 19TH TO EARLY 20TH-CENTURY MEAWADEE BODY ADORNMENT TRADITIONS. THE PIECE WEIGHS 3.95 GRAMS, MEASURES 15MM BY 15MM, WITH A 14MM EARLOBE HOLE.
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE, FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.
SALE AS SINGLE.
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