105g Tiger Iron Eye Skull – Saint Dionysius, Golden Halo, Halloween – 5.0 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm Skull- 105 g
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Tiger Iron Eye Schädel – Heiliger Dionysius, Goldene Aureole, Halloween; 105 g; 5.0 × 3.6 × 3.3 cm; from Western Australia.
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In the third century the Romans led Dionysius, the first bishop of Paris, to the hill outside the city, which today is called Montmartre, and struck off his head. But the body did not lie. It rose, took the head in both hands and walked away. The Legenda Aurea tells that he preached the whole way with the head in his hands, miles away, to the place where he wanted to be buried. There today rises the Basilica Saint-Denis, the burial place of the French kings. In the city’s coat of arms of Crefeld, the saint bears two halos. The Parisian salon lady Madame du Deffand remarked of his path only dryly: “Il n’y a que le premier pas qui coûte” – only the first step costs effort. Halloween is the night before All Saints’ Day, and for this night this skull wears its own aureole. Golden shimmering tiger’s eye surrounds the skull cap. From above, ring after ring of gold, red, and black encircles the crown, a halo that won’t let go of him. Beneath lies the face in rougher, earthy red, crossed by fine dark lines. It is the face of a martyr who has already seen quite a lot. Above the face and below the jaw, chatoyance awakens with every turn, pierced by black-glossy streams of hematite. These black streams carry their secret in their name, for hematite is named after the Greek word for “bloody.” No matter how metallic dark the ore shines, on an unglazed porcelain tile it leaves a cherry-red to red-brown trace. Black in gloss, blood-red in dust: the right material for the night of the saints. Material: Tiger Iron Eye (Tigereisen): composite of golden-brown tiger’s eye, black to steel-gray hematite, and red jasper Origin: Western Australia (pre-Cambrian banded-iron formation); Dimensions: 5.0 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm Weight: 105 g Special features: Golden, strongly chatoyant tiger’s-eye zone around the skull cap, visible from above as concentric rings of gold, red, and black; broad red jasper band across forehead and temples; face predominantly in red jasper with fine dark lines and earthy, rough-looking markings; occipital region and underside of the skull with vivid chatoyance and flowing hematite swirls; highly polished
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Ich lasse mich immer wieder von der Schönheit der Natur überraschen und berühren. Mineralien und Edelsteine empfinde ich als Verkörperung jener Perfektion und Harmonie, die allem Sein zugrunde liegt. In ihnen verdichtet sich die Essenz der Erde – kristallisiert für die Ewigkeit und doch in jedem Stück einzigartig.
Jedes Mineral, das ich anbiete, ist von mir persönlich ausgewählt. Nicht nach bloßem Glanz, sondern nach dem Gefühl von Wahrhaftigkeit, das es in mir hervorruft. So findet nur das seinen Weg in meine Hände – und weiter in Ihre –, was ich selbst als würdig empfinde, in seiner Schönheit weitergereicht zu werden.
In meinem Handeln leiten mich Ehrlichkeit, Sorgfalt und die Freude am Teilen dieser Schätze. Ich verstehe mich dabei weniger als Händler, sondern vielmehr als Vermittler zwischen der Natur und den Menschen, die bereit sind, ihre Geschenke mit Achtsamkeit anzunehmen.
In the third century the Romans led Dionysius, the first bishop of Paris, to the hill outside the city, which today is called Montmartre, and struck off his head. But the body did not lie. It rose, took the head in both hands and walked away. The Legenda Aurea tells that he preached the whole way with the head in his hands, miles away, to the place where he wanted to be buried. There today rises the Basilica Saint-Denis, the burial place of the French kings. In the city’s coat of arms of Crefeld, the saint bears two halos. The Parisian salon lady Madame du Deffand remarked of his path only dryly: “Il n’y a que le premier pas qui coûte” – only the first step costs effort. Halloween is the night before All Saints’ Day, and for this night this skull wears its own aureole. Golden shimmering tiger’s eye surrounds the skull cap. From above, ring after ring of gold, red, and black encircles the crown, a halo that won’t let go of him. Beneath lies the face in rougher, earthy red, crossed by fine dark lines. It is the face of a martyr who has already seen quite a lot. Above the face and below the jaw, chatoyance awakens with every turn, pierced by black-glossy streams of hematite. These black streams carry their secret in their name, for hematite is named after the Greek word for “bloody.” No matter how metallic dark the ore shines, on an unglazed porcelain tile it leaves a cherry-red to red-brown trace. Black in gloss, blood-red in dust: the right material for the night of the saints. Material: Tiger Iron Eye (Tigereisen): composite of golden-brown tiger’s eye, black to steel-gray hematite, and red jasper Origin: Western Australia (pre-Cambrian banded-iron formation); Dimensions: 5.0 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm Weight: 105 g Special features: Golden, strongly chatoyant tiger’s-eye zone around the skull cap, visible from above as concentric rings of gold, red, and black; broad red jasper band across forehead and temples; face predominantly in red jasper with fine dark lines and earthy, rough-looking markings; occipital region and underside of the skull with vivid chatoyance and flowing hematite swirls; highly polished
Seller's Story
Ich lasse mich immer wieder von der Schönheit der Natur überraschen und berühren. Mineralien und Edelsteine empfinde ich als Verkörperung jener Perfektion und Harmonie, die allem Sein zugrunde liegt. In ihnen verdichtet sich die Essenz der Erde – kristallisiert für die Ewigkeit und doch in jedem Stück einzigartig.
Jedes Mineral, das ich anbiete, ist von mir persönlich ausgewählt. Nicht nach bloßem Glanz, sondern nach dem Gefühl von Wahrhaftigkeit, das es in mir hervorruft. So findet nur das seinen Weg in meine Hände – und weiter in Ihre –, was ich selbst als würdig empfinde, in seiner Schönheit weitergereicht zu werden.
In meinem Handeln leiten mich Ehrlichkeit, Sorgfalt und die Freude am Teilen dieser Schätze. Ich verstehe mich dabei weniger als Händler, sondern vielmehr als Vermittler zwischen der Natur und den Menschen, die bereit sind, ihre Geschenke mit Achtsamkeit anzunehmen.
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105g Tiger Iron Eye Skull – Saint Dionysius, Golden Halo, Halloween – 5.0 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm
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Skull
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105 g
Country of origin
Australia
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