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Blue eyes (nazars) on sale

A nazar or evil eye stone (Turkish: nazar boncuğu) is an amulet from ancient Turkish mythology (from Central Asia, shaman Turks) that protects against the evil eye.

It consists of concentric circles (from inside out: dark blue, light blue (or yellow), white, dark blue). Therefore it is sometimes called "Blue Eye".

The Reflections of an Ancient Anatolian Belief on Glass Evil eye bead - Nazar Boncugu The blue eyes of Anatolia that has been smiling for thousands of years, are eager to meet with the eyes of the new world. In Turkey, wherever you look, you'll meet plenty of eyes looking at you. Colourful evil eye bead, evil eye bracelets, evil eye necklaces, evil eye anklets, gold or silver evil eye charms and pendants, blue evil eye decorative talismans, evil eye earrings - rings and plenty of evil eye ethnic jewelry sets. Here it is a real evil eye bead paradise.

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