In ancient Egypt eye beads were placed in royals 'tombs to accompany them in the afterlife. In the 19th century, a single African Bodom bead could be traded for seven slaves. And in today's international bead market, dragonfly glass beads from the Warring States era in China, which are just as renowned as dZi beads, are avidly sought after by museums.
拜辟邪法力之賜，「眼珠」在各國都具有崇高地位：古埃及的烏賈珠是王宮貴族的陪葬祭品；在十九世紀，一顆非洲波登珠可以換取七名奴隸；而在國際古董珠市上和西藏天珠齊名的「戰國蜻蜓眼琉璃珠」，更是各大博物館收藏的標的。