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Product Description
Black Agate Sphere Stone Carving
This beautiful dark gray or black Agate stone sphere or marble is 1.5 inches or 40 mm in diameter.
The couple tiny white spots are look like rock chip spots but the sphere is smooth-no surface flaws!
Agate is defined by its translucency (ability to see light through it), and by its clearly defined pattern or banding of multiple colors.
This lovely agate comes from Madagascar.
Agate was highly valued as a talisman or amulet in ancient times. It was said to quench thirst and protect against fever. Persian magicians used agate to divert storms. Mithridates, king of Pontus, had a collection of thousands of agate bowls. Agate bowls were also popular in the Byzantine Empire. Collecting agate bowls became common among European royalty during the Renaissance and many museums in Europe, including the Louvre, have spectacular examples.
Metaphysical properties of Agate: Agates are said to be stabilizing, calming and strengthening.
