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  • Antique Tibetan five-eye dzi bead (AT-100826-5E), three-eye face showing three cream-white eye rings in a row connected by undulating wave lines on deep dark brown agate, 49.4 mm, 200–400 years old
  • Wave face of antique Tibetan five-eye dzi bead showing three horizontal cream-white wavy lines running the full length of the face on dark brown agate ground, 49.4 mm
  • Two-eye face of antique five-eye dzi bead (AT-100826-5E) showing two cream-white eye rings within a rectangular cream border with wavy top and bottom edges on dark brown agate
  • Second wave face of antique Tibetan five-eye dzi bead showing three undulating cream-white wave lines creating two dark channels on deep brown agate ground, 49.4 mm × 12.7 mm
  • Opposite end view of antique Tibetan five-eye dzi bead showing second drill hole and warm grey-brown agate end cap with wave pattern continuing to the tip
  • Angled end view of antique Tibetan five-eye dzi bead (AT-100826-5E) showing small clean drill hole in warm grey-brown agate end cap, 200–400 years old
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Antique Tibetan Five-Eye Dzi Bead, 49.4 mm, Dark Brown & Cream, 200–400 Years (AT-100826-5E)

Antique Tibetan Five-Eye Dzi Bead, 49.4 mm, Dark Brown & Cream, 200–400 Years (AT-100826-5E)

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

This bead spreads its five eyes unevenly across two long faces, giving each its own character. One face carries three eyes in a row — cream-white rings with dark centres — held between a continuous wave line running above them and a second below, so the three read as one unified field. The other carries two eyes side by side inside a rectangular cream frame whose top and bottom edges are themselves wavy. Around the bead the faces alternate: eyes, waves, eyes, waves.

The wave faces deserve a look of their own. Three cream lines run across each, their edges scalloped into a continuous wave that leaves two dark channels between them. The crests and troughs vary in height and spacing — rhythmic but irregular, the mark of the maker's hand. From a distance they read as bold banding; up close the waves come alive.

The ground is a deep, warm dark brown, consistent on all four faces. The cream lines are well defined and intact. At both ends the agate turns a slightly cooler, lighter grey-brown. Both drill holes are small and clean. Condition is excellent, with no cracks or chips.

The Five Eye Motif

Five is associated in Tibetan Buddhism with the five Dhyani Buddhas, embodiments of the five aspects of enlightened wisdom, and with the five directions — the four cardinal points and the centre. A Five Eye dzi (五眼天珠) is traditionally understood to bring those five wisdoms together, conferring good fortune and helping to overcome the five poisons of the mind. The wave connectors add the meaning of continuity, a flow of merit and the dissolving of obstacles.

Specifications

  • Motif: Five Eye (五眼天珠) with wave connectors; three eyes on one face, two in a wave-edged frame on the other; two wave faces
  • Length: 49.4mm
  • Diameter: 12.7mm
  • Form: Elongated barrel
  • Material: Natural agate, deep dark brown with cream-white motif and grey-brown tips
  • Age: Antique, estimated 200–400 years
  • Condition: Excellent; no cracks or chips; small clean drill holes; natural polish
  • Bloodspots: None
  • Product ID: At-100826-5E
  • Collection: Antique Dzi Beads

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Six unretouched photographs: all four faces on a white background and two angled views of the drill ends.

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