Women's Prayer Beads, Black Onyx, Cut Beads, Hana Bonten Tassel

Women's Prayer Beads, Black Onyx, Cut Beads, Hana Bonten Tassel

For those who find classic black onyx a touch understated, this cut-bead design offers something more. Onyx, like agate, refers to a form of layered quartz; while the term originally described banded sardonyx, in recent use it has come to primarily mean black or white onyx. Historically regarded as a talisman that wards off evil, onyx has long served as protection against negative energy and troubling thoughts, and is believed to bring a calming, rational influence to those prone to strong emotion. The name onyx traces back to Greek mythology – as the story goes, when Cupid trimmed the sleeping Venus's nails with an arrow, the clippings fell into the Indus River and became onyx, with the Greek word for 'claw' giving the stone its name. The onyx featured here has been given a faceted cut; while cut crystal offers a bright sparkle, cut onyx instead lends a calm, understated accent. This piece is finished with a hana bonten (flower-shaped tassel).

Product Specifications

Item Number: 7106173000000
Parent Bead (Oyadama): Approx. 0.47 in (1.2 cm) – Black Onyx
Main Beads (Shudama): Approx. 0.31 in (0.8 cm) – Black Onyx
Top Bead (Tendama): Approx. 0.28 in (0.7 cm) – Black Onyx