Yellow & Green Mottled Stone Egg — Warm Golden Tone, Vintage Piece, Polished — Field Find

THE FIND
A polished stone egg — warm golden yellow with subtle mottling and a high-gloss finish. A vintage piece with the kind of presence that comes from age and careful handling. The same brass stand has held it before you; it will hold it after. Photographed on a brass display stand (stand not included).

WHAT WE KNOW
This specimen is described as alabaster in the original catalog, but its visual characteristics — opaque, dense, warm golden-yellow with mottled patterning — are more consistent with a polished marble, serpentinite, or jasper than with gypsum alabaster, which is typically semi-translucent, softer (Mohs 2), and rarely this saturated in color. The material identification has not been independently laboratory verified and is presented as uncertain. Additional photos may show green mottling not visible in the primary image. This piece is described as vintage based on catalog identification; the age and provenance have not been independently verified. Weight not confirmed — please weigh and update before publishing.

THE STORY
Vintage stone eggs occupy an interesting space in a mineral collection — they carry the history of whoever carved and owned them before arriving here, layered on top of the geological history of the stone itself. The warm golden color and the high polish suggest a piece that was made to be handled and displayed, not stored. The brass stand is a period-appropriate accessory for this kind of object. A found object in the truest sense: found, identified, and passed forward.

WHY WE CHOSE IT
The warm golden tone is distinctive and the polish is clean despite the age of the piece. A visual anchor for a collection that includes newer specimens — the patina of a vintage piece gives a shelf a sense of depth and time that newly quarried stones alone can’t provide.

ABOUT THIS PIECE
Type: Polished stone egg — material uncertain, presented as alabaster in catalog; visual characteristics more consistent with marble, serpentinite, or jasper. Not independently verified.
Described as: Vintage piece
Weight: [CONFIRM WEIGHT]
Display stand: Not included — stand shown in photographs is for display purposes only
Locality: Not independently verified
Condition: Vintage polished carving — please review all photographs for color, mottling, surface condition, and natural variation.
Quantity: 1 — one of a kind.