{"product_id":"antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-dark-brown-black-agate-50mm-at-090226-3e3","title":"Three Eye Motif, 50.0×12.0mm, dark brown and black agate (At-090226-3E3)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e✦ Every piece at Ancient Dzi Shop is unretouched and sold as shown. ✦\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFrom two of the four sides of this bead, there are no eyes at all — only cream lines stacking and turning against a dark ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis antique Tibetan three-eye dzi distributes its motif in the classic 1+2 arrangement: one eye centred on the primary face, two eyes placed side by side on the opposing face. Each eye is a concentric ring construction — a dark pupil enclosed in a warm cream iris, set within a cream field bounded by vertical separator bars. The single eye on face A sits within a broad hexagonal cream surround, its ring crisp and clearly resolved. The two eyes on face B read as a close pair, their cream rings nearly touching at the shared centre line, their pupils reading as twin dark points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat the 90-degree rotations reveal is equally distinctive. Turn this bead a quarter turn from either main face and the eye compositions disappear entirely, replaced by stacked cream arc lines running across a dark brown-black ground — a completely different visual register from the eye faces. This bead presents four genuinely distinct views across a full rotation, not two. All four are shown in the unretouched photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAt 50.0mm this is the longer of the two antique three-eye pieces in this group, and the darker in overall character. The ground is a deep dark brown running through to black in the body zones, with the cream sitting as warm aged tan rather than the cooler cream-white seen on younger pieces. The drill end caps warm to a rich brown consistent with the body's natural agate colouring — the same three-tone palette of dark brown, black, and cream that runs throughout this crafting group. The surface carries a smooth, well-settled patina. No cracks are present; confirmed independently from photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Three Eye Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe three-eye dzi is among the most traditionally significant motifs in the Tibetan bead canon, associated with the wealth deity Kubera and the three streams of prosperity — material abundance, spiritual merit, and the fulfilment of wishes. The three eyes are held to open the wearer to opportunity across all three realms of existence. Carried for centuries by Tibetan traders, nobles, and practitioners, the three-eye dzi endures as one of the most sought-after and immediately recognised motifs in the dzi tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThree Eye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e50.0mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e12.0mm\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; 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-090226-3E3\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\u003eIts companion piece from the same crafting group:\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-three-eye-dzi-bead-brown-black-agate-48mm-at-090226-3e2\"\u003eAt-090226-3E2 — Antique Three Eye, 48.4×11.9mm, brown-black-cream agate, 1+2 eye split\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the same crafting group — antique double wave:\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\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\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore antique three eye 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-three-eye-dzi-bead-warm-brown-at-053126-3e\"\u003eAt-053126-3E — Antique Three Eye, 51.2×13.0mm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline prose-link\" href=\"https:\/\/claude.ai\/products\/antique-three-eye-tiger-tooth-dzi-46-2mm-at-061926-3ett\"\u003eAt-061926-3ETT — Antique Three Eye Tiger Tooth, 46.2×12.9mm\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 six 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📷 6 unretouched product photos included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e#AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #ThreeEyeDzi #DziBeads #TibetanBeads #AntiqueTibetan #AgateDzi #DziBead #TibetanJewelry #BuddhistBeads #HeirloomBead #AuthenticDzi #At090226-3E3 #AncientDziShop #DziCollector\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57241467289766,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/antiquetibetanthreeeyedzi_1_e15982d7-b271-4711-8519-befa6154bb00.jpg?v=1788367534","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-three-eye-dzi-bead-dark-brown-black-agate-50mm-at-090226-3e3","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}