Tibetan Dzi Bead 36mm — Etched Natural Agate feather in crystal and keep it away from

and keep it away from harsh chemicals to protect all five stones

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

Good for: everyday calm

and for the kind of quiet inward attention that suits the start of something new

associated with clearing distraction and helping bring focus and a settled sense of direction

Tibetan Dzi Bead 36mm — Etched Natural Agate feather in crystal and keep it away fromA 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