Description: Early 20th Century, natural Baltic amber of butterscotch color, with 19 total globular beads, 18 having incised decoration and calligraphy depicting the Eighteen Arhats or Luohan (the original followers of Gautama Buddha), the terminal bead incised with the large Chinese character ‘Fo’ (‘Buddha’ or 'Buddhism') on one side and 'shiba luohan' ('Eighteen Arhats') on the other; approximate length 19-1/2 in., 251.8g, bead diameter range 25-30mm