{"product_id":"antique-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-060725-db2e2","title":"Antique Double Bat \u0026 Two Eye Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 31.5mm × 11.6mm, Grey-Brown Agate (At-060725-DB2E2)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis bat is drawn in a single stroke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eImage 7 shows it at macro scale: one fluid S-curve beginning with a dark scrollwork hook at the top — the bat's body — sweeping through the cream field in a continuous arc, curling into a broad C-form at the base. Two of these strokes, mirrored across the bead's central axis, make the double bat composition. At standard viewing distance the two strokes read together as spread wings, as a face with two eyes, as a bilateral gesture of openness. At macro scale each stroke resolves into its own complete calligraphic movement. The bat motif on this bead is not a stamped symbol — it is a drawn form, and at close range it reads like one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis bead is older and larger than the other Double Bat \u0026amp; Two Eye bead in this collection. Where At-053026-DB2E measures 28.8mm × 12.0mm on a warm dark brown ground, this bead is 31.5mm × 11.6mm — longer, with a more rectangular barrel profile, broader squared shoulders, and a ground colour that reads as cool graphite grey-brown rather than warm brown. The cream zones on this bead are unusually generous: the bat wing forms are wide and dominant, occupying most of each face, nearly inverting the typical dark-ground dzi ratio. The cream is the field here; the dark reads as the line within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe four faces follow the same alternating logic as its companion: bat on Face A, eye on Face B, bat reversed on Face C, eye on Face D. The bat on Face A presents the full double-wing composition — two cream arcs sweeping inward, two dark bat pupils floating within the cream field, a lower arc completing the form below. Face C reverses this reading, the wings now resolving as upward-curling scrollwork, more calligraphic and fluid from this direction. The two eyes on Faces B and D are both fully resolved — clean concentric rings, defined cream fields, dark brown pupils — each sitting within a broad cream surround that gives them a larger visual presence than the eye alone would command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eImage 7's macro reveals something specific about the bloodspots on this bead: fine dark micro-dots scattered across the cream zones, appearing as black micro-particles within the white field. This is a different bloodspot expression from the rust-orange cinnabar visible in other beads in this collection — the same geological process, mercuric sulfide forming within the agate, but resolved here in darker tones within the cream rather than rust-orange within the dark zones. Both are cinnabar. Both are authentication markers. Neither can be added or replicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe agate surface in the macro also shows pronounced micro-pitting — the fine weathering texture that accumulates over centuries and is absent from reproductions. Consistent with a bead estimated to be 300 to 500 years old. Both drill holes are intact, centred in the grey-brown end caps. No cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Double Bat Motif (蝠蝠)\u003c\/strong\u003e operates through phonetic homophony: 蝠 (fú) shares its sound with 福, the character for blessing and good fortune. Two bats double the resonance. Paired with the Two Eye motif — harmony between people — this bead carries both accumulated blessing and relational alignment across five centuries of Tibetan material culture.\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double Bat (蝠蝠) \u0026amp; Two Eye — alternating faces \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31.5 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.6 mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide rectangular barrel with grey-brown end caps, broader shoulders than torpedo form \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate — cool graphite grey-brown ground, broad cream motif zones \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300–500 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; pronounced surface micro-pitting consistent with age; natural weathering marks present \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — dark micro-dot cinnabar inclusions in cream zones confirmed at macro scale; additional inclusions in dark zones \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-060725-DB2E2 \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\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi Beads\u003c\/a\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\/bloodspot-dzi\"\u003eBloodspot Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou may also like:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-double-bat-amp-two-eye-motif-dzi-bead-with-bloodspots\"\u003eAntique Double Bat \u0026amp; Two Eye Dzi with Bloodspots, 28.8mm, warm dark brown\u003c\/a\u003e — At-053026-DB2E\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-tibetan-two-eye-motif-dzi-bead-with-bloodspots-tid-ant-b-twe-092724\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Dzi with Extreme Bloodspot Saturation, 41.0mm\u003c\/a\u003e — At-092724-2EBS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-two-eye-motif-dzi-bead-tid-ant-200-twe-082624-2\"\u003eAntique Two Eye Open-Ring Dzi, 47.4mm × 11.8mm\u003c\/a\u003e — At-052526-2E2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\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-four-leaf-bodhi-dzi-bead-with-bloodspots-tid-ant-b-folb-101624\"\u003eAntique Four Leaf Bodhi Dzi with Bloodspots, 35.7mm × 12.1mm\u003c\/a\u003e — At-101624-FLB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOne stroke per wing. Two wings per bat. Two bats per bead. Three to five centuries of a gesture that means blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e📷 \u003cstrong\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 leading-[1.7]\"\u003e#DoubleBatDzi #BatMotifDzi #TwoEyeDzi #AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #DziBead #BloodspotDzi #CinnabarDot #BlessingDzi #FuDzi #GreyBrownAgate #TibetanJewelry #DziCollector #AncientDziShop #At060725-DB2E2\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46417965514918,"sku":"","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/AntiqueTibetanDoubleBat_TwoEyeDziwithBloodspots_1_a830183f-8394-4045-886d-3a88fcd2beb6.jpg?v=1780076645","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-bat-two-eye-dzi-bead-bloodspots-at-060725-db2e2","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}