Turquoise beads and evil eye necklace, or nazar

Turquoise beads and evil eye necklace, or nazar What does it symbolize? The Nazar Boncuk symbolizes the jealous and envious look of others; according to the popular belief, the evil eye has the power to cause various misfortunes to a person or his property. Turkish people believe that this amulet protects its holder from the bad energies by absorbing them. The nazar boncugu originated in Turkey. Derived from Arabic terms, nazar means sight and boncuk, or boncuğu, means beads. Thus, it’s a bead of the eye. The Turkish version of the nazar boncugu depicts it as a circle of dark blue glass with 3 smaller circles set within it. Please check out my closet for other rare collectibles. Size: 18 inches long Weight: 36 grams