Aventurine Carving, Flower

Item Description

A beautiful, big piece of solid rich green colored Aventurine from India hand-carved into an eye-catching, three-dimensional flower. Aventurine is a variety of Quartz that often contains green Mica (usually Fuchsite) inclusions, though the entry on mindat.org states that it can also contain Hematite inclusions. The piece is not glued together, it's a complete carving with beautiful detail around the petals. The art of gem carving dates back at least 5000 years and likely longer as the historical record has found beautiful pieces from the ancient Assyrians, Hittites, Egyptians, Persians and later the ancient Greeks and Romans. The skill of a good gem carver has obviously advanced over the millennia, but the impact is still the same when you see natural gems/stones that are lovingly and adeptly carved into various shapes and figures. This piece has some heft to it, as it weighs 464 grams, and it would make a fantastic addition to a curio cabinet or simply sitting on your desk at work or home.