Agate, a banded form of chalcedony, are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks. Its ornamental use traces back to Ancient Greece and the 3rd millennium BCE in the Indus Valley civilization, appearing in jewelry and as seal stones for warriors.
This sliced agate geode is home to a hand-painted 1:160 scale figure, so no two works are alike.
Measures approximately 1.5” x 1.5” x 2.25”.