Agate Dizi bead 'Two eyes', Tang dinasty
Tubular, barrel-shaped Dzi bead (གཟི།) made of agate. The piece displays an intense dark brown, almost black colour, on which an off-white pattern is arranged. It is adorned with a ‘two-eye’ pattern completed by three transverse stripes, the central one being staggered. It shows patina due to ageing. Tang Dynasty (618-906) or later.
Length: 31 mm; Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
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Tubular, barrel-shaped Dzi bead (གཟི།) made of agate. The piece displays an intense dark brown, almost black colour, on which an off-white pattern is arranged. It is adorned with a ‘two-eye’ pattern completed by three transverse stripes, the central one being staggered. It shows patina due to ageing. Tang Dynasty (618-906) or later.
Length: 31 mm; Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 5.5 g
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