Tibetan Heaven Gate & Earth Gate Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots

Tibetan Heaven Gate & Earth Gate Motif Dzi Bead with Bloodspots

This bead is adorned with the Heaven Gate & Earth Gate Motif.  The Heaven Gate & Earth Gate Motif is believed to bestow its wearer the ability to attain success by having clearer thinking and greater wisdom.  

This bead measures 34.6 mm x 13.3 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 natural cinnabar inclusions in the agate.

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.