{"product_id":"antique-tibetan-two-eye-dzi-bead-47mm-near-black-agate-200-400yr-at-082624-2e","title":"Antique Tibetan Two Eye Motif Dzi Bead, 47.9mm × 11.7mm, Asymmetric Eyes (At-082624-2E)","description":"\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]\"\u003eThe two eyes on this bead are not the same as each other. The first — visible on face A, the hero photograph — is a fully closed concentric ring: a dark brown pupil centred within a clear cream circle, complete and resolved. The second — visible on face C — is open. The cream ring does not complete its circuit. It curls into a C-shape or an open spiral, the line stopping before it returns to its own beginning. Same motif, same bead, two different states of completion. One eye closed. One eye still opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis asymmetry is not a flaw. On hand-made dzi beads produced two to four centuries ago, perfect bilateral symmetry is the exception rather than the rule. The craftsperson applied the treatment that created the cream pattern on a natural agate surface — a surface with its own curvature, its own mineral variation, its own resistance. The two eyes resolved differently because the stone responded differently. That differential response is what you read as the open eye and the closed eye, and it is one of the markers that distinguishes genuine aged dzi from modern reproductions where the symmetry is machine-perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe between-eye faces are equally worth studying.\u003c\/strong\u003e On faces B and D — the two rotations where neither eye is facing the viewer — the cream lines that form the eyes and their surrounding structure read as an entirely different pattern: an inverted T-shape with a sinuous wave line beneath it, the geometry of the two-eye framework visible from the side as an architectural bracket. This is not a separate motif. It is the same two-eye structure seen from ninety degrees, refracted by the bead's curvature into an unrecognisable form. Every dzi bead does this — the between-eye faces always read differently from the eye faces — but on this bead, where the two eyes themselves already differ, the between-eye reading adds another layer of visual variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Two Eye Motif in Tibetan tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e is associated with harmony — between partners, between colleagues, between any two forces that must find balance. It is described as bringing good relations at home and at work simultaneously. The two eyes represent two presences in alignment: husband and wife, manager and team, self and world. A bead that holds harmony as its purpose, for two to four hundred years, has been doing that work for a long time before it arrived here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe bead measures \u003cstrong\u003e47.9mm × 11.7mm\u003c\/strong\u003e on a near-black dominant ground with warm cream motif lines. The end caps — visible in the angled end photographs — are warm amber-brown rounded domes with small centred drill holes. Condition is excellent — no cracks. Natural weathering marks consistent with age are present throughout.\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 Two Eye — one closed concentric ring eye and one open C-shaped \/ partial spiral eye on opposing faces; between-eye faces read as stepped bracket and wave form \u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47.9 mm \u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.7 mm \u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elongated barrel, near-black dominant ground, warm cream motif lines, warm amber-brown rounded dome end caps \u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural agate \u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200–400 years \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent — no cracks; natural weathering marks present \u003cstrong\u003eBloodspots:\u003c\/strong\u003e None \u003cstrong\u003eProduct ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e At-082624-2E \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\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\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Tibetan Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Motif Dzi Bead, 48.3mm\u003c\/a\u003e — At-011625-9E \u003cem\u003e(near-black agate, similar palette, different motif)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\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\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Four Eye \u0026amp; Tiger Tooth Tibetan Dzi Bead\u003c\/a\u003e — At-082525-4ETT \u003cem\u003e(four-eye motif — explore the eye count family)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\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\/collections\/authentic-antique-dzi\"\u003eAntique Qing Dynasty Two Eye Spiral Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e — At-0426-2EQ \u003cem\u003e(two eye in the Chinese Qing tradition — compare the two-eye vocabulary)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\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 eye closed. One still opening. Both have been this way for up to four centuries.\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#TwoEyeDzi #AntiqueDzi #TibetanDzi #DziBead #TwoEyeMotif #AsymmetricDzi #NaturalAgate #NearBlackAgate #TibetanJewelry #DziCollector #AncientDziShop #AuthenticDzi #TibetanAmulet #HarmonyDzi #At082624-2E\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45756654977190,"sku":"","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/AntiqueTibetanTwoEyeDziofabout200years_1_f2c773a7-1312-4ec5-9727-7aad84ec7727.jpg?v=1779847360","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-tibetan-two-eye-dzi-bead-47mm-near-black-agate-200-400yr-at-082624-2e","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}