Antique Tibetan Three Diamond Eye Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead with Extreme Bloodspots (TiD-Ant-XB-ThETT-103024)
$2,500.00 USD
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Antique Tibetan Three Diamond Eye Tiger Tooth Dzi Bead with Extreme Bloodspots (TiD-Ant-XB-ThETT-103024)
This bead is adorned with the Three Diamond Eye Tiger Tooth Motif. The Three Diamond Eye Motif is believed to bring happiness, success, and longevity to its wearer. The Diamond Eye is the precursor to the Eye. The Tiger Tooth Motif is believed to bring strength and courage.
This bead measures 25.9 mm x 12.2 mm. It is an old bead, estimated to be between 300 to 500 years old.
The bead material is high quality natural agate. There are bloodspots on this bead.
Bloodspot (Cinnabar Dot) info:
Cinnabar dots are also known as "bloodspots" or "硃砂" in Chinese. They occur when mercury and sulfur are present when the agate was formed. Mercuric sulfide (or cinnabar) is obtained when mercury reacts with sulfur. In its purest form, the color is a deep red. In fact, it is how vermilion pigment is made. However, it is difficult and rare to find it in its purest form in agate. The purest form, used to make vermillion, is usually obtained in labs where conditions can be controlled. In nature, there is usually other material present thus giving it slight variations in its redness.