Ships worldwide. This piece is held at our workshop and ships internationally.
One of a kind
Every carving is cut from its own block of rough. The photographs on this page show the exact piece you will receive — not a sample from the same batch.
Natural stone, untreated
100% natural stone, never dyed or reconstituted. Veins, inclusions and small shifts in colour are how the material formed; they are marks of origin rather than faults.
Carved by hand
Cut, shaped and polished by hand. Proportions differ a little from piece to piece because each one follows the block it came out of.
Checked and packed
Hand-inspected before dispatch and shipped in shockproof packaging.
Accumulation
The coin resemblance gives the stone its association with things that build up gradually rather than arrive at once.
Kept where money passes rather than where it sits.
Completion
Concentric closed banding is traditionally read as something finished rather than open.
Set it where a long project is being ended.
What the Cut Decides
Because the rings sit at every depth, no two carvings from one block match.
Compared against its own photographs rather than against another piece.
Slow Layers
Like all agate its banding records very slow accumulation, which is the traditional reading.
Kept through work that pays off late.
Why We Carve Skulls
The skull is the oldest symbol of transformation: what remains, what endures, what is left when everything temporary has gone. Carved in stone it reads less as death and more as clarity.
Turn it to face you when you want to be honest; turn it outward when you want to be left alone.