{"product_id":"antique-three-diamond-eye-dzi-57-5mm-at-061926-3de2","title":"Three Diamond Eye Dzi, 57.5×13.9mm, Deep Warm Dark Brown Agate (At-061926-3DE2)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBefore the eye was a circle, it was a diamond. The three motif elements on this bead are not rounded concentric rings — they are pointed lozenge forms, angular where a standard eye is curved, and that angularity is not a stylistic choice particular to this piece. It is understood in dzi tradition as the earlier form, the precursor the rounded eye is thought to have developed from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEach diamond eye carries a warm cream-white pointed-oval frame enclosing a warm dark-to-medium brown interior — the natural agate ground showing through within the angular boundary. The three diamonds sit on alternating faces around the bead, with connector faces between them carrying a different element entirely: a flowing horizontal wave band in the same warm cream-white tone, running across the upper portion of the face while the dark ground dominates below. The diamonds do not repeat identically — the second eye reads marginally more elongated than the first, a small variation consistent with hand-etching across a bead of this age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe ground throughout is deep warm dark brown to near-black, confirmed across multiple white-background photographs. Fine age micro-pitting is visible across the dark zones, with a noticeably denser concentration immediately surrounding each diamond eye — exactly where five centuries of handling would leave the most contact wear. The end caps at both tips are warm tan to warm reddish-brown, and the drill holes are small, neat, and centred, with a warm reddish interior visible at both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe form is a long, gently tapering elongated fusiform — at 57.5mm, one of the longer beads in this collection. That length gives the three-diamond, three-connector sequence room to unfold gradually around the bead's circumference rather than compressing into a tight cluster, and the high-gloss surface holds the light cleanly along the full run of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis bead carries cinnabar (硃砂, zhūshā) presence consistent with its age, though — as with several other pieces in this collection — not at a level prominent enough to warrant treatment as a dedicated bloodspot dzi. It is disclosed here honestly as part of the bead's complete condition rather than presented as a defining feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDifferentiation note:\u003c\/strong\u003e The collection's other diamond-eye pieces — Ac-030623-DDIE (Double Diamond Eye-in-Eye) and Ac-053126-3DETT (Three Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth) — are both ancient carnelian beads with hexagonal or faceted cross-sections and terracotta-red to terracotta-orange colour registers, entirely different in material and form from this piece. Among the agate three-eye beads in this collection — At-053126-3E, At-061926-3ETT, At-061926-3E2 — none uses the diamond\/lozenge eye form; all carry rounded concentric rings or octagonal frames instead. At-061926-3DE2 stands alone as the only agate dzi in this collection carrying the angular diamond eye precursor form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Three Diamond Eye Motif\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe three-eye motif (三眼天珠, sān yǎn tiānzhū) carries its familiar associations with happiness, success, and longevity regardless of how the eye itself is rendered. What distinguishes this bead is the form of the eye: the diamond, or lozenge, considered by dzi scholars and collectors to represent an earlier stage in the visual development of the motif — angular, pointed, geometrically simpler than the rounded concentric ring that became the more common rendering in later production. A bead carrying the diamond form is understood to preserve a more archaic visual language, a glimpse of the eye motif before it became the circle most collectors recognise today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Diamond Eye (三眼天珠 sān yǎn tiānzhū, diamond precursor form); three pointed-lozenge eyes on alternating faces, each with warm cream-white frame and warm dark-to-medium brown interior; connector faces between them carry a flowing horizontal wave band in matching cream-white tone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 57.5mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.9mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated fusiform, gently tapering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate; deep warm dark brown to near-black ground; warm cream-white to warm tan motif lines; warm tan to warm reddish-brown end caps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks, no chips, no structural damage; fine age micro-pitting across dark ground, denser around diamond eye zones; high-gloss surface; both drill holes small, neat, warm reddish interior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present but not prominent — light, age-consistent cinnabar presence; not classified as a bloodspot dzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-061926-3DE2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/collections\/antique-dzi-beads\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-three-eye-motif-dzi-bead-n-062426-3e\"\u003eThree Eye Motif Dzi Bead\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eRelated Three-Eye \u0026amp; Diamond-Eye Pieces\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe three-eye motif appears across multiple antique and new pieces in the collection, each offering different material, size, and colour variations. The diamond-eye form — this bead's signature precursor element — appears rarely in agate; carnelian examples with the same archaic lozenge treatment follow different stylistic conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique Agate Three-Eye Alternatives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree-eye beads in agate with rounded or framed eyes rather than the diamond form, offering comparable age and protection associations:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-warm-reddish-brown-agate-50mm-at-090326-3e4\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, 50.8×12.0mm, Warm Reddish-Brown Agate (At-090326-3E4), $800\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-dark-brown-black-agate-50mm-at-090226-3e3\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, 50.0×12.0mm, Dark Brown \u0026amp; Black Agate (At-090226-3E3), $800\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-brown-black-agate-48mm-at-090226-3e2\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, 48.4×11.9mm, Dark Agate (At-090226-3E2), $800\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-black-agate-50mm-at-090626-3e5\"\u003eAntique Three Eye Dzi, 50.7×11.8mm, Black Agate (At-090626-3E5), $800\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntique Three-Eye \u0026amp; Companion Motifs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree-eye beads paired with tiger tooth, earth gate, or other symbolic elements, extending the same longevity protection across richer narrative forms:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-46-2mm-at-061926-3ett\"\u003eAntique Three Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi, 46.2×12.9mm, Pitch-Black Agate (At-061926-3ETT), $3500\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-earth-gate-bloodspot-dzi-43-2mm-at-061926-3eeg\"\u003eAntique Three Eye \u0026amp; Earth Gate Dzi with Bloodspots, 43.2×13.1mm, Warm Dark Brown Agate (At-061926-3EEG), $3500\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-guru-rinpoche-paraphernalia-dzi-bead-37mm-at-071426-3egrp\"\u003eAntique Three Eye \u0026amp; Guru Rinpoche Paraphernalia Dzi, 37.6×12.0mm, Dark Brown Agate (At-071426-3EGRP), $1000\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncient Diamond-Eye Forms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe archaic diamond-eye precursor form in ancient agate and carnelian, representing the same visual tradition across deeper antiquity:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-2000-years-ac-070926-3de\"\u003eAncient Three Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Motif, 36.3×13.1mm, Cream Agate, 2,000+ Years (Ac-070926-3DE), $99,000\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-three-diamond-spear-agate-dzi-ac-062426-3ds\"\u003eAncient Three Diamond Spear Agate Dzi, 49.1×12.2mm, Deep Dark Brown-Black (Ac-062426-3DS), $4000\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-bloodspots-at-053126-3dett\"\u003eAntique Three Diamond Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Dzi with Bloodspots, 27.5×13.0mm (At-053126-3DETT), $2000\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew \u0026amp; Vintage Three-Eye Options\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary and Taiwan-era three-eye beads offering accessible entry to the three-eye protection motif:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-three-eye-motif-dzi-bead-n-062426-3e2\"\u003eNew Three Eye Motif Dzi, 57.9×13.3mm, Near-Black Ground with Warm Banding (N-062426-3E2), $200\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/vintage-three-eye-taiwan-dzi-bead-1980s-cream-black-v-071126-3e\"\u003eVintage Three Eye Dzi, 39.3×13.3mm, Cream \u0026amp; Pitch-Black Agate, 1980s Taiwan (V-071126-3E), $600\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/new-three-eye-motif-agate-dzi-compact-multicolour-n-062226-3e\"\u003eNew Three Eye Motif Dzi, 26.2×9.8mm, Multicolour Agate (N-062226-3E), $200\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/three-eye-dzi-bracelet-black-agate-turquoise-gold-n-060726-3e-br\"\u003eThree Eye Dzi Bracelet, Dark Brown Focal Bead, Black Agate \u0026amp; Turquoise, Gold Spacers (N-060726-3E-BR), $300\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis is what the eye looked like before it learned to be round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHashtags\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#AncientDziShop #ThreeEyeDzi #DiamondEyeDzi #三眼天珠 #AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #DziBeads #TibetanAntiques #AntiqueDziBeads #NaturalAgate #At061926-3DE2 #TibetanHeritage #DziCollection #RareDzi #EyeMotifDzi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44479437897894,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/Ancient_Tibetan_Three_Diamond_Eye_Dzi_Bead_-_Eye-In-Eye_1.jpg?v=1788940763","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/en-jp\/products\/antique-three-diamond-eye-dzi-57-5mm-at-061926-3de2","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}