10" Amethyst Geode Agate Hand Carved Geode Skull

An amethyst skull worked in geode agate. At 10 inches and 2511 g it wants a shelf of its own rather than a desk corner.

The bands record the cavity filling from the outside in over a very long period; the open crystal pocket at the centre is where it never finished. Working this stone means carving toward that void rather than through it.

Carving a skull around an open crystal pocket means the void decides the composition — the carver works toward the cavity and lets it fall where the stone allows, rather than placing it.

Item ID 3100252
Material 100% natural geode agate
Size 5.1 × 5.3 × 10 in (130 × 135 × 250 mm)
Weight 2511 g