{"product_id":"cigar-shape-natural-banded-agate-dzi-nn062126-cs1","title":"New Natural Banded Agate Dzi (Nat-CS-1)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne end of this bead does not look like the other — and the agate itself drew that line, not a tool.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eMost of this bead's length is given over to broad, confident bands: deep chocolate-brown and near-black alternating with pale icy-grey and warm honey-tan, each stripe wide enough to read clearly from across a room. But travel to one tip and the rhythm changes. The bands narrow, multiply, and compress into a tight cluster of concentric rings — agate doing what agate does when its growth slows and curls in on itself near a termination point. No human hand carved that transition. It is the stone's own geological signature, visible at the moment you'd expect a craftsman's mark and finding none.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eThis is the first listing in a new sub-line we're calling Cigar Shape (CS) — elongated, gently tapered barrel forms with naturally banded agate bodies and no applied or symbolic motif. Where the Bow-Shaped family curves, the Cigar Shape family runs straight: a long, cylindrical silhouette that narrows gradually toward both ends, with a slightly flattened cross-section rather than a true round barrel. Expect more pieces in this family as they're photographed and processed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eThe banding itself is the entire composition. Reading the bead end to end, the bands shift in width and tone — some sharp-edged and high-contrast, others softening into a hazy boundary where brown bleeds into grey before resolving into the next dark stripe. Fine internal texture is visible within several of the lighter bands under close inspection: a faint fibrous sparkle characteristic of natural agate's crystalline structure, not a surface flaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eBoth ends are drilled with a single, central perforation. The compressed-ring end shows its drill hole set within that dense natural banding, slightly irregular at the rim in a way consistent with hand-finishing rather than damage. The opposite end's hole is cleaner-edged. Neither shows chipping, cracking, or wear beyond what's visible in the photographs — surface is glossy throughout, with no medicine digs or reworking evident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 3.0pt;\"\u003eNo bloodspots are visible in any photograph of this piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\"\u003eMaterial was confirmed as agate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpec Block\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"MsoNormalTable\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"624\" style=\"width: 6.5in; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in .5pt 0in .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eMotif\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNone — naturally banded agate, no applied or symbolic motif\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eLength\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e56.6mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eDiameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e12.4mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eForm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eElongated cigar\/barrel shape, gently tapered toward both ends, slightly flattened cross-section\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAgate; alternating deep chocolate-brown\/near-black, pale icy-grey, and warm honey-tan banding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eAge Estimate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNew — crafted within the last 20 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 6;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNo cracks, chips, or medicine digs visible; glossy polished surface; both ends single-drilled, drill openings consistent with natural finishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 7;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eBloodspots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNone (Tier 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 8;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eProduct ID\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eN-N-062126-CS1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 9; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"156\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 117.0pt; border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; background: #F2F2F2; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eCollection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"468\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 351.0pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; mso-border-alt: solid #CCCCCC .25pt; padding: 4.0pt 6.0pt 4.0pt 6.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNatural Banded Agate | New Dzi Beads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCigar Shape Family\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"\u003eFirst piece in this sub-line — more to come. For the curved counterpart to this straight-barrel form, see the Bow-Shaped Natural Agate family, beginning with Nat-B-6 (N-N-062026-BOW).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYou May Also Like\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eN-N-062126-1E — New Natural One Eye, naturally-formed motif, large focal bead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eN-N-062026-BOW6 — longest of the Bow-Shaped family to date\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eAt-N-013126-1E — Antique naturally-formed One Eye, for comparison across age categories\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eAt-020726-Chung — Antique Single Stripe Chung Dzi, natural bicolour agate, no etching\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom the Blog\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eUnderstanding Natural vs. Etched Dzi Patterns (ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/understanding-buddhism)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eWhat Makes a Dzi Bead Authentic (ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis bead doesn't ask to be read — it asks to be looked at.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHashtags\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\"\u003e#Dzi #NaturalBandedAgate #AgateDzi #CigarShapeDzi #NN062126CS1 #NewDzi #BandedAgate #NoEtching #NaturalPattern #AncientDziShop #TibetanDzi #StripedAgate #UnretouchedPhotos #HandcraftedNature #DziCollector\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Dzi Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43994475004070,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/7198\/files\/20220602_000259.jpg?v=1782029619","url":"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/cigar-shape-natural-banded-agate-dzi-nn062126-cs1","provider":"Ancient Dzi Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}