beautiful "Dream chevron amethyst" Skull This skull is hand carved and hand polished . its a super realistic carving ( high quality ). meaning : very detailed : teeth ,nose , eye sockets , jaws. Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α- a-, "not" and μεθύσκω (Ancient Greek) methysko / μεθώ metho (Modern Greek), "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness.[1] The ancient Greeks wore amethyst and carved drinking vessels from it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication.