{"product_id":"ancient-round-eight-eye-lotus-dzi-bead-white-agate-ac-082326-8el","title":"Ancient Round Eight Eye Lotus Dzi Bead, 24.4×22.4mm, White Agate (Ac-082326-8EL)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e🌟\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthenticated Ancient Tibetan Dzi Bead | Unretouched Photos | 1,000–2,000 Years Old\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe two drill holes on this bead are not just holes — they are the centres of two eyes, each one ringed in white, completing a composition that wraps the entire sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a round dzi, and on a round dzi there is no fixed orientation. Turn it and the equatorial band of eight lotus-framed cells rotates past you one at a time, each one a rectangular field of white etching enclosing a curved arch and a centred lotus element. Tilt it toward either pole and a single large concentric-ring eye opens up, its centre exactly where the drill passes through the stone. The two polar eyes and the six equatorial cells together account for all eight eyes — but you never see them all at once. The bead has to be turned to give them up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe stone is white agate — a pale warm grey-white that sits in a different register entirely from the dark-ground dzi more commonly seen in this tradition. The etched lines read as stark bright white against it, the contrast softer than on a black or brown ground but the composition no less precise. In the glossier zones of the ground, the agate's translucency shows through; in the etched lines, centuries of crystallisation have built up a granular, matte surface texture that is one of the clearest age signals a very old dzi can carry. The white lines on this bead are not smooth — they are rough with mineral accumulation, and that roughness is what makes them old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe surface throughout shows age-consistent crystallisation across the etched zones, with partial gloss retained in the ground between the lines. This combination — crystallised etching, translucent ground zones, micro-surface matting — is fully consistent with the 1,000–2,000 year age estimate. I independently confirm no cracks and no chips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNo bloodspot inclusions are visible in any photo at the resolution provided.\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\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Eight Eye Lotus Motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe eight eye dzi (八眼簾天珠) carries one of the most auspicious numerical associations in Tibetan Buddhist cosmology. Eight corresponds to the Noble Eightfold Path — right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration — the complete framework the Buddha set out for the cessation of suffering. The lotus element woven into the eye frames adds a second layer of meaning: the lotus rises through water and mud to bloom in pure light, a symbol of enlightenment arising from the ordinary world. Together, eight eyes and lotus frames make this one of the more complex and symbolically layered motif combinations in the dzi tradition. The polar placement of two eyes at the drill ends is a refinement seen on older spherical dzi — the entire surface of the bead becomes motif, with no zone left unmarked.\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\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpec Block\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEight Eye Lotus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e24.4mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondary Diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e22.4mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRound (spherical)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhite agate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Estimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1,000–2,000 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAge-consistent surface crystallisation throughout etched zones — a positive age marker. Partial gloss retained in ground zones. No cracks, no chips. Unretouched 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\u003eAc-082326-8EL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\/original-ancient-dzi\"\u003eAncient Dzi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\/round-beads\"\u003eRound Beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\/all-products\"\u003eAll Products\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\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther Ancient Round Dzi in the Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/ancient-round-round-tiger-tooth-dzi-bead-tid-anc-r-s-tt-021724\"\u003eAc-021724-TT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Ancient Round Tiger Tooth, 16.5×14.6mm, cool grey-brown agate, 500+ years\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/antique-round-treasure-vase-dzi-bead-tid-r-s-tv-011824\"\u003eAc-011824-TVR\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Ancient Round Treasure Vase, 19.0×15.4mm, 500+ years\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/products\/pair-of-ancient-round-six-eye-lotus-cross-motif-dzi-bead-very-old-tid-anc-rx2-sielc-020124\"\u003eAc-020124-6ELC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Ancient Round Six Eye Lotus Cross Pair, 800–1,000 years\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\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/dzi-motifs-and-their-interpretations-other-motifs\"\u003eDzi Bead Motifs and Their Interpretations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientdzishop.com\/blogs\/news\/where-do-dzi-beads-come-from-origin-history-mystery\"\u003eWhere Do Dzi Beads Come From? Origin, History, Mystery\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\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach bead listed here is a one-of-a-kind historical object. Once it's gone, it's gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e🌟\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthenticated Ancient Tibetan Dzi Bead | Unretouched Photos | 1,000–2,000 Years Old\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll photos are unretouched. 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