{"product_id":"antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-very-dark-brown-agate-50mm-at-090626-dw10","title":"Double Wave Motif, 50.4×12.1mm, very dark brown agate (At-090626-DW10)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e✦ Every piece at Ancient Dzi Shop is unretouched and sold as shown. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe cream on this bead is not white — it has spent two to four centuries warming to a deep, peachy tone that no newly made piece can replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis antique Tibetan double wave dzi is the warmest-toned piece in the double wave series offered this season. The ground is a very deep warm brown — not black, but the deepest of the collection's brown palette — and the cream zones have aged to a rich warm cream-peach rather than the cooler, brighter cream of newer or less aged pieces. The combination gives the bead a tonally unified warmth: dark ground and cream field read from the same warm end of the colour spectrum, the dark wave lines cutting through cream fields that feel soft and settled rather than stark and graphic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe wave compositions on each opposing face follow the classic double wave structure — two inward-pointing arc lines flanking a central vertical bar — but the broad cream fields that surround them are what define this bead's visual character. The cream takes up the larger share of each face, and at the 90-degree turn faces the composition shifts to narrow vertical cream bands against the very dark brown ground, the wave compositions disappearing entirely until the bead is rotated back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt 50.4mm this is a full-sized antique barrel with a well-proportioned fusiform profile tapering evenly to both ends. The drill end caps carry the same very dark warm brown as the central body — consistent colour throughout, no zone shift. The surface has a smooth, well-settled patina consistent with 200–400 years of age. Some fine surface texture is visible in the cream zones under close inspection, consistent with aged etching. No cracks are present; confirmed independently from photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Double Wave Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe double wave dzi carries deep associations in the Tibetan tradition with the harmonious balance of complementary forces and the steady forward movement of life. The two opposing wave compositions represent energies held in equilibrium — fortune flowing freely, obstacles smoothed, inner and outer balance maintained. As a personal talisman, the double wave dzi has been worn for centuries by Tibetan practitioners and traders as a bead of harmony, protection, and the easing of life's path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDouble Wave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e50.4mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e12.1mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBarrel, fusiform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAgate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e200–400 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmooth aged patina; fine surface texture in cream zones consistent with age; no cracks confirmed from photos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAt-090626-DW10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/collections\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore antique double wave dzi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-black-agate-49mm-at-090226-dw6\"\u003eAt-090226-DW6 — 49.4×11.8mm, black agate, dark-dominant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-black-agate-48mm-at-090226-dw7\"\u003eAt-090226-DW7 — 48.8×12.1mm, black agate, cream-dominant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-cream-black-agate-41mm-at-090226-dw8\"\u003eAt-090226-DW8 — 41.5×11.6mm, cream and black agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-dark-brown-black-agate-41mm-at-090226-dw9\"\u003eAt-090226-DW9 — 41.6×11.6mm, dark brown and black agate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-compact-at-072325-dw5\"\u003eAt-072325-DW5 — Antique Double Wave, compact 28.4×10.6mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn more about dzi beads:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/tibetan-dzi-beads-luck-fortune-meaning\"\u003eTibetan Dzi Beads: Luck, Fortune \u0026amp; Meaning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Motifs and Their Interpretations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEvery bead at Ancient Dzi Shop is photographed unretouched — no filters, no colour correction, no digital enhancement. The five photos above show this bead exactly as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e✦ Unretouched photos. Authentic piece. Sold as shown. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e📷 5 unretouched product photos included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e#AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #DoubleWaveDzi #DziBeads #TibetanBeads #AntiqueTibetan #AgateDzi #DziBead #TibetanJewelry #BuddhistBeads #HeirloomBead #AuthenticDzi #At090626DW10 #AncientDziShop #DziCollector\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57266189828262,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/antiquetibetandoublewavedziof200to400years_1_4ad36f5d-c77a-4510-8897-f8771bb36a1d.jpg?v=1788709427","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-double-wave-dzi-bead-very-dark-brown-agate-50mm-at-090626-dw10","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}