Afghan Jade onyx hand-carved spice jar 72*34mm 273g Botryoidal Purple Grape Agate despite the resemblance

despite the resemblance

It was sourced by Lawrence Riaz when he travelled to the gem fields of Afghanistan for Rocks and Things Store in 2023

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It was sourced in Afghanistan for Rocks and Things by our partner

They are not antique stones from the Warring States period (475 – 221 BC)

Afghan Jade onyx hand-carved spice jar 72*34mm 273g Botryoidal Purple Grape Agate despite the resemblanceOnyx jar This Afghan Jade onyx hand carved spice jar 72*34mm 273g. It was carefully sculpted by our partner, Lawrence Handicrafts, from this translucent local stone in Karachi. Afghan Jade is a form of Serpentine named after one of the main countries where it is mined. It is a dense cryptocrystalline mixture of serpentine group mineral. These minerals are mainly antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite. It contains impurities such as chlorite, ilmenite,