evil eye beads

Evil eye beads are small glass ornaments, typically blue with concentric circles resembling an eye, believed to ward off the evil eye—a curse transmitted through a malevolent glare.

Common throughout the Mediterranean, Middle East, and South Asia, they appear as jewelry, wall hangings, or charms on baby carriages and rear-view mirrors.

Also called nazar beads, from the Turkish and Arabic word for the evil eye itself.