Triple Vajra Dzi Bead with Bloodspots, 48.6×11.5mm, Very Dark Brown Agate, 300–500 Years (At-090226-3VJBS)

🌟 Authenticated Tibetan Dzi Bead | Unretouched Photos | 300–500 Years Old

Every rotation of this bead presents the same composition — and it is always in balance.

The triple vajra motif is built around a cross-grid: three vertical bars intersected by a central horizontal, creating a lattice of rectangular cells at the centre of the barrel. From this spine, the vajra's prong elements curve outward on both sides — paired leaf-shaped forms that frame the grid and extend into the very dark ground. Rotate the bead and the grid remains centred, the prong curves shift their orientation relative to you, but the fundamental bilateral symmetry never breaks. There is no face of this bead that does not show a version of that same composed, two-sided balance. The triple vajra is one of the few dzi motifs that presents a complete composition from every angle simultaneously.

Under macro, the cream-etched zones throughout — the cross-grid cells, the prong fields, the end-cap stripes — carry scattered cinnabar bloodspot inclusions: reddish-orange to brick-red individual pinpoints distributed across the white etching. They are clearly visible in the three macro photographs provided and consistent across all cream elements. The macro shots also show fine natural agate banding striations within the dark body zones — confirming agate material throughout, the warm medium brown of both drill-end caps the stone's own internal colour at the tips.

The ground is very dark brown agate, confirmed from flat-lit white-background photos — a deep tone that approaches but does not reach pitch-black, carrying warmth particularly at the drill-end caps. The cream motif lines are stark bright white, high-contrast and precise. The form is elongated fusiform at 48.6mm. The surface is high-gloss throughout. No cracks and no chips are visible in any photo. I independently confirm both.

Cinnabar Bloodspots (硃砂 / Zhusha)

Macro photography documents cinnabar inclusions throughout the cream-etched zones of this bead. Cinnabar — mercuric sulfide (硃砂, zhusha) — appears as individual reddish-orange to brick-red pinpoints scattered across the cross-grid cells, prong elements, and end-cap stripe in a cream-zone focused scattered pattern. The inclusions are consistent in coloration and clearly distinguishable from the agate's own banding structure, which also appears in the macro shots as fine linear striations within the dark body zones.

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The Triple Vajra Motif

The vajra (金剛/dorje) is one of the most sacred ritual objects in Tibetan Buddhist and Hindu Vajrayana traditions — a sceptre representing the indestructible nature of enlightened mind, the cutting through of illusion, and the simultaneous qualities of diamond hardness and lightning power. The triple vajra form (三股金剛/trisula dorje) represents the three vajras of body, speech, and mind — the three dimensions of enlightened being that Vajrayana practice aims to purify and transform. A triple vajra dzi is considered among the most powerful protective forms, associated with indestructibility, the clearing of all obstacles, and the awakening of the vajra qualities within the wearer. The presence of cinnabar bloodspot inclusions amplifies these associations in the Tibetan tradition.

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Spec Block

Motif: Triple Vajra
Length: 48.6mm
Diameter: 11.5mm
Form: Fusiform barrel
Material: Agate — very dark brown body with warm medium brown at drill-end caps; natural agate banding confirmed under macro
Age Estimate: 300–500 years
Condition: Age-consistent etching border texture visible under macro — positive age marker. High-gloss surface throughout. No cracks, no chips. Unretouched photos.
Bloodspots: Tier 3 — cream-zone focused scattered. Reddish-orange to brick-red cinnabar (硃砂/zhusha, mercuric sulfide) pinpoints documented under macro across all cream-etched zones.
Product ID: At-090226-3VJBS
Collections: Antique Dzi | Bloodspot Dzi | All Products

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Other Triple Vajra Dzi in the Collection

— At-070626-3VJBS — Antique Triple Vajra with Bloodspots
— V-070526-3VJBS — Vintage Triple Vajra with Bloodspots

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Further Reading

What Gives Dzi Beads Value and What to Be Careful Of
Dzi Bead Motifs and Their Interpretations

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Each bead listed here is a one-of-a-kind historical object. Once it's gone, it's gone.

🌟 Authenticated Tibetan Dzi Bead | Unretouched Photos | 300–500 Years Old

All photos are unretouched. At-090226-3VJBS.

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