Tibetan Dzi Bead 36mm — Etched Natural Agate feather in crystal solid dome

solid dome

and the golden rutile threads running through the clear quartz body catch the light differently at every angle as the shape turns

Its distinctive banded

Good for: everyday calm

or simply keep your five favourites where you'll see them daily

Tibetan Dzi Bead 36mm — Etched Natural Agate feather in crystal solid domeA Tibetan Dzi bead, 36mm long, etched into natural agate following a tradition that stretches back well over two thousand years across the Tibetan plateau. Is a Dzi bead actually carved, in the sense of material being cut away? Not quite, and it is worth understanding the real technique, since it differs from ordinary stone carving. The pattern comes from an etching and dyeing process, areas of the agate are masked, the exposed surface is treated with