50 - A tubular, barrel-shaped Dzi bead (གཟི།) made of agate. The piece displays an intense dark brown, almost black, color, over which a bone-white pattern is arranged. It is adorned with a “two-eye” pattern complemented by three transverse stripes, the central one of which is stepped. It shows a patina resulting from age. Tang Dynasty (618–906) or later.

A tubular, barrel-shaped Dzi bead (གཟི།) made of agate. The piece displays an intense dark brown, almost black, color, over which a bone-white pattern is arranged. It is adorned with a “two-eye” pattern complemented by three transverse stripes, the central one of which is stepped. It shows a patina resulting from age. Tang Dynasty (618–906) or later. Length: 31 mm; Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 5.5 g