A MINIATURE RUBY PENDANT OF A TIGER, 1900s
Burma / Myanmar, late 19th - early 20th century. Carved as a reclining tiger with the front paws extended, the head lifted facing forward, with an aperture and gold wire for suspension as a pendant. The translucent stone of a pleasing pink hue.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Very good condition, the stone with natural fissures.

Weight: 5.3 g
Dimensions: Length 2.1 cm