Antique Double Bat & Two Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 28.8mm × 12.0mm (At-053026-DB2E)

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The bat and the eye never appear on the same face.

Rotate this bead a quarter turn and the motif switches completely. On Face A: two bat wing forms sweep outward from the centre — bilateral cream curves, each with its own dark pupil, forming a double arch that reads as spread wings, as an infinity symbol, as something between a creature and a gesture. Rotate ninety degrees to Face B: a single fully resolved eye appears, concentric ring structure intact, cream field clean and circular, dark brown pupil centred. Rotate again to Face C: the bat returns, now reading from the reverse direction — the same double-arch seen from behind, the wings now reading as an upward M or a wave crest. Rotate to Face D: the second eye, this one more open than the first, a C-ring rather than a fully closed circle, less resolved and more immediate.

Four faces. Two motifs. Neither shares space with the other. The bat occupies its faces entirely; the eye occupies its faces entirely. This is a bead that does not compromise between its two symbolic registers — it alternates between them, fully committing to each in turn.

Image 7 shows what the primary eye looks like at macro scale. The concentric ring structure is clear at this distance — outer dark ring, broad white cream field, inner dark ring with rust-orange and brown cinnabar bloodspot material distributed throughout. The surface micro-texture of the agate is visible at this scale: the fine pitting and grain of genuinely aged stone, accumulated over the 200 to 300 years this bead has existed. The dark zones throughout this bead carry natural bloodspot inclusions — cinnabar formations embedded in the agate at the geological level, not surface features, not additions.

The body is a squat wide barrel: 28.8mm long, 12.0mm in diameter. The ground is a deep warm dark brown — not the chocolate warmth of the Tasso beads, not the pitch black of some others in this collection, but a consistent dark field with just enough warmth to make the cream motif lines read with depth rather than stark contrast. The end caps are a distinctive warm reddish-brown — visible in Images 5 and 6 — with small orange-toned drill holes that carry their own geological colour, consistent with the cinnabar presence throughout the stone.

The Bat Motif (蝠) operates through phonetic homophony: 蝠 (fú) shares its sound with 福, the character for blessing, fortune, and auspiciousness. Embedding a bat in agate is embedding a word — the visual form carries the sound carries the meaning. Two bats double the phonetic resonance. The Two Eye Motif brings relational harmony — between partners, between colleagues, across households. Together, on a single bead, they address two of the most consistently sought intentions in dzi practice: accumulated blessing and sustained relationship.

This is the only Double Bat & Two Eye bead in this collection. One bead. One owner.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Motif: Double Bat (蝠蝠) & Two Eye — alternating faces, two motifs Length: 28.8 mm Diameter: 12.0 mm Form: Squat wide barrel with warm reddish-brown end caps Material: Natural agate — deep warm dark brown ground, cream motif lines Age Estimate: 200–300 years Condition: Excellent — no cracks; natural weathering marks and minor surface character present Bloodspots: Yes — cinnabar inclusions confirmed, rust-orange and brown formations visible in dark zones and at macro scale in eye field Product ID: At-053026-DB2E Collection: Antique Dzi Beads | Bloodspot Dzi

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Related Dzi Beads

Antique

Two-eye beads embody relational harmony and partnership blessing—the same core intention as this Double Bat & Two Eye piece:

• Antique Two Eye Dzi with Extreme Bloodspot Saturation, 41.0×13.0mm, Pitch-Black Agate — At-092724-2EBS — $1200.00
• Antique Two Eye & Bloodspots, 38.0×13.1mm, Banded Agate — At-080426-2EBS — $1800.00
• Antique Two Eye Motif, 56.0×12.2mm, Pitch-Black & Dark Brown Agate — At-080226-2E5 — $1500.00
• Antique Double Bat & Two Eye Dzi with Bloodspots, 31.5×11.6mm, Grey-Brown Agate — At-060725-DB2E2 — $1800.00
• Antique Two Eye Dzi with Medicine Digs, 37.3×12.8mm, Pitch-Black Agate — At-033126-2E4 — $1200.00

Ancient

Two-eye beads from our ancient collection represent the deepest expressions of relational blessing, carrying centuries of accumulated intention:

• Ancient Two Eye Dzi, Spiral & Ring Eyes, 38.4×11.8mm, Cool Grey-Brown Agate, Over 1,000 Years — Ac-052525-2E — $30000.00
• Ancient Two Eye Motif, 34.3×11.8mm, Pitch-Black & Cream-Beige Agate — Ac-073026-2E2 — $10000.00
• Ancient Two Eye Motif, 35.8×11.8mm, Pitch-Black & Tan Agate — Ac-073026-2E — $10000.00
• Ancient Two Eye Motif, 45.1×13.7mm, Pitch-Black Agate, Heavy Calcification, 1,500–2,000 Years — Ac-070926-TWE — $7000.00
• Ancient Two Eye Dzi, 45.4×13.8×12.0mm, Oval Cross-Section, Deep Charcoal Grey-Brown Agate — Ac-071026-TWE3 — $16000.00

New & Vintage

Contemporary interpretations of the two-eye motif, accessible and authentic:

• New Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 37.7×13.0mm, Pitch-Black, Open C-Ring Eyes — N-062426-2E — $300.00
• New Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 58.4×13.7mm, Cream-Ground Agate — N-062126-2E2 — $200.00
• New Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead With Bloodspots — N-062126-2E — $200.00
• New Two Eye Motif, 39.9×11.6mm, Dark Brown & Pitch-Black Agate — N-090525-2E — $500.00
• Vintage Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead, Taiwan, 32.7×11.7mm — V-062126-2E — $400.00

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Four faces. Two motifs. Neither sharing space with the other. Two to three centuries of alternation.

We never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.

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📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.

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