Antique Six Eye Dzi Bead — (At-0426-6E)

Antique Six Eye Dzi Bead | 39.0mm × 13.1mm | 200–300 Years Old (At-0426-6E)

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Six eyes require a different kind of bead. Two eyes fit on two faces. Three fit across a longer body with room between them. Six eyes have to go somewhere — and on this bead, they wrap. Two eyes per face, three faces, all the way around the circumference. There is no angle from which this bead does not present an eye.

The eye form here is the open diamond: four pointed corners meeting in a roughly square outline, the centre left open rather than filled. It is a less common rendering than the round eye or the concentric oval, and it reads differently — more angular, more graphic, with a sharper presence against the warm brown agate ground. Each of the six eyes is individually formed and individually weathered. Look across the three faces in Images 1, 2, and 3: no two eyes are precisely the same size or the same degree of angularity. Face 1 carries two diamonds that taper sharply at top and bottom. Face 2's eyes are slightly more open in proportion. Face 3's eyes are broader and squarer. This is the natural variation of hand-applied etching on a curved surface over two to three centuries ago, and it is the quality that makes this bead visually active rather than mechanically repetitive.

The agate itself is worth attention. Where most of the antique pieces in this collection — particularly the Qing Dynasty group — carry darker, near-black or deep chocolate grounds, this bead is notably warmer and more translucent. The base tone is a medium chocolate brown with a slight amber quality that shifts in different light, and the natural banding of the stone is faintly visible beneath the surface in the areas between the etched lines. The raised white etching sits against this ground with strong contrast, its edges heavily weathered and rough — the characteristic age texture seen across the antique dzi collection, but here more pronounced on the end-face eyes visible in Images 4 and 5, where the white has partially crumbled at the edges while the diamond form remains legible.

This is an antique dzi bead estimated at 200 to 300 years old, measuring 39.0mm × 13.1mm. The barrel form is pleasingly proportioned — wider and more rounded than the elongated Qing Dynasty torpedoes elsewhere in this collection, giving it a compact density in the hand. Both drill holes are intact, visible in Images 4 and 5 at the warm brown-grey rounded tips, each hole small, centred, and aged.

The six eye dzi carries specific meanings in both Tibetan Buddhist and broader Asian traditions: the improvement of bodily wellbeing, release from the cycle of suffering (Samsara), and protection from misfortune. Six eyes addressing the body from six directions — covering the full sphere of physical and karmic exposure. At this price point and this condition, this is an accessible entry into the antique dzi category for collectors who want a complete, multi-eye piece with clear age markers and strong visual presence. Compare with the Antique Longevity Dzi — At-0426-Lon2 for another piece in the same age range and price tier, or browse the full antique dzi collection.

Motif: Six Eye — open diamond form (六眼) Dimensions: 39.0mm × 13.1mm Form: Rounded barrel Age estimate: 200–300 years (Antique) Material: High-quality natural agate — warm translucent chocolate-brown ground with natural banding, raised rough-edged white etching Condition: Excellent for age — no cracks; both drill holes intact, weathering marks and edge wear authentic to age Product ID: At-0426-6E

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