(1) brown-black, focal size, opaque agate, 18x33mm (approx) oval shaped bead with blunted ends rather than tapered ends and a beautiful, rustic, dark cream colored, diamond design on both sides.. The diamond and border etching is lightly fissured, giving it an added visual depth. I purchased this bead directly from a man living in the Shangri la area of China.
I describe this bead as "dZi style" because I believe that although it was painstakingly hand crafted by Artisans living in the Tibet area, it is a relatively new bead, the beautiful, etched design similar to the patterns seen on the ancient Tibetan dZi beads.
I don't want to mislead you. You often see the term "dZi" used to describe this type of bead, yet an authentic dZi bead is hundreds of years old, etched and dyed using ancient methods, the bead hole bored by hand and smooth with use. They can be worth hundreds to thousands of dollars. You will never find an authentic dZi within the low price range that I sell them here.
That aside, my beads are exquisite and beautiful in their own right and well worth the price that they are listed for.
Please see dime in last photo for visual sizing.
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