Pasabahce Turquoise Marbling Charms

Glass beads with eye symbols have been known and used as a protector against the evil eye by various civilizations that lived in Anatolia for centuries. These amulets of Anatolian origin have spread to many different cultures. Turquoise Marbling Evil Eye Beads are produced using the traditional marbling technique. Ebru is an ornamental art made by transferring patterns created with specially prepared paints on water condensed with tragacanth. Although its origin is thought to be Central Asia, the oldest documented marbling example belongs to the 16th century. In the West, marbling is called Turkish Paper or marble paper. Marbling, which was an art and business in its own right during the Ottoman period, came to the point of being forgotten by the beginning of the 20th century. Ebru Art was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014.