New Bow Shaped Natural Banded Agate Dzi Bead (Nat-B-13)

We never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.

This bead carries no etched motif and makes no symbolic claim — what you're looking at is the shape and banding the agate arrived with, nothing added, nothing drawn on top of it.

This is the fifth bow-shaped piece in our natural banded agate line, and the second to share the vivid red-orange ground first introduced with N-N-062126-BOW4. The two reds aren't identical, though: where BOW4 carries nested, layered chevron peaks, this piece presents simple parallel vertical stripes in white and orange — a banding rhythm much closer to our original brown-toned N-N-062126-BOW, just rendered here in red rather than brown. It's a useful reminder that colour and pattern vary independently across this family; no two pieces share both.

The body colour runs a consistent vivid red-orange to brick-red, with the same glossier surface sheen seen on BOW4, distinct from the matte texture of the three brown-toned pieces. A small tan-grey triangular surface mark is visible near the base of the curve, appearing consistently across two of the photographs in this set — we're naming it directly as a natural surface detail rather than letting it go undisclosed.

Both ends hold the same vivid red-orange tone as the body, with the parallel stripe banding wrapping cleanly toward each tip. One drill opening shows a warm orange-toned interior. Both openings are otherwise clean and consistent with the bead's curved form.

This is a category appreciated specifically for its natural beauty rather than any applied symbolism — no eye, no stripe-as-meaning, no etched motif of any kind. What you're paying for is the rarity of the shape and the banding the stone formed on its own, and this piece sits at an interesting crossing point in the family: the colour of one sibling, the pattern rhythm of another.

This bead is new, crafted within the last twenty years, from genuine natural banded agate. We're stating that plainly: this is not an antique or ancient piece, and its value comes from the natural formation and distinctive bow shape, not from age.

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Spec Block

Motif: None — naturally banded agate, no applied or symbolic motif; simple parallel stripe banding Length: 54.1mm Diameter: 15.2mm Form: Bow / crescent shape — curved rather than straight, distinct from standard barrel forms Material: Natural banded agate; vivid red-orange to brick-red body, second red-toned piece in this family; white and orange parallel stripe banding; glossier surface, consistent with BOW4 rather than the matte brown-toned pieces Age Estimate: New, crafted within the last 20 years Condition: No cracks visible; one small tan-grey triangular surface mark near the base of the curve, visible across two photographs; both drill openings otherwise clean, one showing a warm orange-toned interior Bloodspots: None Product ID: N-N-062126-BOW5 Collection: New Dzi Beads, Natural Banded Agate

Looking for the genuine article? For naturally-formed motif pieces with documented age, see At-N-013126-1E (antique, naturally formed One Eye, confirmed bloodspots).

Its companion pieces: This bead joins N-N-062126-BOW, N-N-062126-BOW2, N-N-062126-BOW3, and N-N-062126-BOW4 as the fifth piece in our bow-shaped natural agate family. It shares its red-orange ground with BOW4 but its simple parallel-stripe banding with the original brown-toned BOW — a combination unique to this piece.

Learn more:

• Understanding Dzi Motifs in Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
• Antique, Ancient, Vintage, and New: How We Grade Our Dzi Beads

Red like one sibling, striped like another — proof that no two pieces in this family share the same hand twice.

We never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.

📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.

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