Leopard Skin Jasper Hand Carved Crystal Butterfly Set (4pcs)

A butterfly set pcs worked in leopard skin jasper. At 58 inches and 80 g it wants a shelf of its own rather than a desk corner.

Despite the name this is a rhyolite — a volcanic rock — and the rings are orbicular growths that formed as the melt cooled. Each spot is a small radial structure, so cutting through the block at any angle exposes a different arrangement of eyes and rings.

Animal subjects are judged on stance before detail. The weight has to sit right in the legs and shoulders, because a stone animal that looks unbalanced stays looking wrong no matter how fine the surface work is.

Item ID 3100189
Material 100% natural leopard skin jasper
Size 58 × 30 × 5 in
Weight 80 g