{"title":"Carved Figures","description":"\u003cp\u003eDragons, buddhas, skulls and dragon heads cut from amethyst, rose quartz, jade, sodalite and bloodstone. Carving a figure from a single piece of gemstone is slow work, done by hand in India and China, and the result is an object that reads two ways: as the figure itself, with the meaning the figure carries, and as a lump of the stone, with the colour and banding that only that piece has. The Buddhas are the calm ones, for a desk or a meditation corner. The dragon heads and the skull are the dramatic ones, bought for the witchcraft shelf and the collector's cabinet. Sizes run from palm-sized to the large pieces that anchor a shelf, and because every stone differs, the photograph shows the design rather than the exact piece you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gemstone-large-dragon-head-rose-quartz439","title":"Gemstone Large Dragon Head - Rose Quartz","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dragon's head in rose quartz, carved one piece at a time so no two faces match, and supplied in a black drawstring pouch with a printed card about the stone. Rose quartz is milky throughout rather than transparent, so the head glows a soft pink and the carved detail, the scales and horns and the set of the jaw, shows in shadow rather than sparkle. It is 6cm long and 26g, a hand-sized piece for a desk, a shelf or a dish of stones. Dragons are protectors in most of the traditions that have them, and rose quartz is the stone of love in crystal practice, so this is the gentle dragon: the one bought as a guardian for a child's room or a gift for someone soft-hearted. The pouch makes it ready to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose quartz, with pouch and card. 6 x 3 x 3.5cm. Weighs 26g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harmony Elements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394558808401,"sku":"gemf-47","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/5208\/4305\/files\/bG9jYWw6Ly9tZWRpYS8xUC9BRC82MFIzMEMxRzZXU0tBRDFQL2I4ZGNkOGYyLmpwZWc.jpg?v=1784812442"},{"product_id":"gemstone-large-dragon-head-amethyst442","title":"Gemstone Large Dragon Head - Amethyst","description":"\u003cp\u003eCut from one piece of natural amethyst, which is why the purple pools dark in the brow and thins to a pale lilac along the jaw — it depends entirely on where that shade fell in the original rock. Amethyst is banded rather than evenly coloured, so the carver works with whatever the stone gives them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is small, about six centimetres and 26 grams, and the detail across the scales and the brow is worked by hand rather than moulded, so no two come out quite alike. That makes it a pocket piece as much as a shelf piece. It arrives in a black drawstring pouch with a printed information card about the stone, ready to hand over as a present with no further effort from you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGemstone. 6 x 3 x 3.5cm. Weighs 26g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harmony Elements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394558906705,"sku":"gemf-48","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/5208\/4305\/files\/h15.png?v=1790032371"},{"product_id":"gemstone-large-dragon-head-bloodstone446","title":"Gemstone Large Dragon Head - Bloodstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dragon's head carved from bloodstone, the dark green jasper shot through with flecks and streaks of red iron, so that the red falls where the carver found it, across a brow or down a jaw, and no two heads are marked alike. The carving is detailed for its 6cm size: scales, horns, the ridge of the brow, a slightly open mouth. At 26g it fits a palm and sits on a desk or a shelf as a small, fierce object. Bloodstone has been carried as a warrior's stone since ancient Greece, read in crystal practice as the stone of courage and vitality, and a dragon in it is bought for exactly that: for someone starting something hard. It comes as a single carving from natural stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBloodstone. 6 x 3 x 3.5cm. Weighs 26g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harmony Elements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394559005009,"sku":"gemf-49","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/5208\/4305\/files\/bG9jYWw6Ly9tZWRpYS8xUi9BRC82MFIzMEMxRzZXU0tBRDFSLzU3ZDYxZmQ1LmpwZWc.jpg?v=1784812449"},{"product_id":"gemstone-large-dragon-head-sodalite449","title":"Gemstone Large Dragon Head - Sodalite","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dragon's head carved from sodalite, the deep blue stone with pale white marbling, and here the white runs through the scales and across the brow like weather over a night sky. The carving is 6cm long and 26g, detailed enough to show the horns, the ridges and the open mouth, and it sits in the hand or on a desk as a small, striking piece. Sodalite is often mistaken for lapis but has no gold pyrite; its blue goes to indigo and the marbling is its signature. In crystal practice sodalite is the stone of insight and calm speech, the writer's and student's stone, which makes this the dragon for a desk where thinking happens. Each head is carved from natural stone, so the marbling is different on every one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSodalite. 6 x 3 x 3.5cm. Weighs 26g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harmony Elements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394559136081,"sku":"gemf-50","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/5208\/4305\/files\/bG9jYWw6Ly9tZWRpYS8xUy9BRC82MFIzMEMxRzZXU0tBRDFTL2I4NDI3Y2U4LmpwZWc.jpg?v=1784812452"},{"product_id":"gemstone-large-buddha-rose-quartz497","title":"Gemstone Large Buddha - Rose Quartz","description":"\u003cp\u003eA seated Buddha in rose quartz, carved from a single piece of the soft pink stone, 5cm tall and 26g in the hand. The trade calls this the large size; in practice it is a pocket and desk figure, the kind that sits on a laptop stand, a bedside, or in a bowl of tumbles as the one piece with a face. Rose quartz is cloudy rather than clear, so the figure glows softly instead of glinting, and the pink varies from a faint blush to a definite rose from carving to carving. In crystal practice rose quartz is the stone of love and gentleness, and a Buddha of it is the figure people give to someone who needs looking after. The carving shows the robe's folds and a calm face, and it stands on its own base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose quartz. 5 x 4 x 2cm. Weighs 26g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harmony Elements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394561298769,"sku":"gemf-63","price":27.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/5208\/4305\/files\/bG9jYWw6Ly9tZWRpYS9ISi9BRC82MFIzMEMxRzZXU0tBREhKLzVhODA0NzIwLmpwZWc.jpg?v=1784812500"},{"product_id":"gemstone-large-buddha-amethyst500","title":"Gemstone Large Buddha - Amethyst","description":"\u003cp\u003eA seated Buddha carved from amethyst, the purple deep in the folds of the robe and paler across the face where the stone thins, with the natural banding of the crystal running through the figure. It is a small carving, 5cm tall and 26g, despite the name, a trade size label: this is a pocket Buddha, a desk Buddha, the one that goes in a dish of stones or on a windowsill beside a plant. The detail is good for the size, the face serene and the robe lined. Amethyst is the stone of calm and clear thinking in crystal practice, and a Buddha carved from it is bought for a meditation corner, a bedside or as a small, serious gift. Each is carved from natural stone, so the colour varies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmethyst. 5 x 4 x 2cm. Weighs 26g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harmony Elements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394561462609,"sku":"gemf-64","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/5208\/4305\/files\/bG9jYWw6Ly9tZWRpYS9ISy9BRC82MFIzMEMxRzZXU0tBREhLL2FhOGEyNzkwLmpwZWc.jpg?v=1784812503"},{"product_id":"gemstone-large-buddha-jade504","title":"Gemstone Large Buddha - Jade","description":"\u003cp\u003eA seated Buddha carved from jade, 5cm tall, 4cm wide and 2cm deep, 26g: a pocket Buddha, a desk Buddha, the one that lives in a dish of tumble stones or on a windowsill beside a plant. The carving is fine for the size, with the folds of the robe and the calm of the face cut cleanly, and the jade is the soft mottled green of the stone, lighter where it thins. Jade has been the stone of purity, wisdom and good fortune in China for three thousand years, carved into exactly this kind of small figure to be carried and handled, and in crystal practice it keeps that reading: the steady, lucky stone. The Buddha is the figure for a meditation corner, a car dashboard, a bedside or a first altar. It is called large in the trade's own sizing of these carvings; in the hand it is small and precious. Each figure is carved individually, so the green and the face vary a little.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJade, hand-carved. 5 x 4 x 2cm. Weighs 26g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harmony Elements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394561888593,"sku":"gemf-65","price":27.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/5208\/4305\/files\/bG9jYWw6Ly9tZWRpYS9ITS9BRC82MFIzMEMxRzZXU0tBREhNLzA2OTFjMDgwLmpwZWc.jpg?v=1784812508"},{"product_id":"gemstone-large-buddha-que-sera-stone508","title":"Stone Buddha Statue Que Sera - Hand Carved Gemstone Buddha Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eQue sera is a speckled grey-green jasper from Brazil, flecked with white and darker green, and it takes a polish that feels almost soapy in the hand. It is a change from the usual clear and pink crystals, and because the flecking runs differently through every block, no two carvings come out alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe figure is carved as a seated Buddha with a serene expression and smoothed all over, a symbol of inner strength and spiritual transformation. In crystal practice the stone is associated with grounding, harmony and balance, and it makes a quiet reminder of the ability to adapt, overcome challenges and find inner peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 5 x 4 x 2cm it is small enough to hold, to keep on a desk, a windowsill or a meditation shelf, or to take with you. Use it for meditation, as a small centrepiece, or simply as something steadying to look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaterial: que sera stone · Size: approx. 5 x 4 x 2cm · Weight: 26g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harmony Elements","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54394562085201,"sku":"gemf-66","price":27.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/5208\/4305\/files\/t27_1_marble.png?v=1789764507"},{"product_id":"gemstone-lrg-skull-amethyst531","title":"Gemstone Lrg Skull - Amethyst","description":"\u003cp\u003eA skull carved from amethyst, 5cm long and 26g, with the purple of the stone pooling in the eye sockets and the hollows of the cheeks and paling across the dome where the stone is thinner. The skull is the oldest reminder of mortality there is, and in crystal practice it is read as introspection and the clearing away of what does not matter, while amethyst is the stone of clear thinking and calm, so the pair is a memento mori that settles rather than frightens. It is the size for a desk, a bookshelf, the witchcraft shelf or a cabinet of carvings, and it is the piece bought for Halloween that stays out all year because it is too good to pack away. Each skull is carved individually from natural amethyst, so the depth of colour and the banding differ from one to the next. It is called large in the trade's sizing of these carvings; in the hand it is a palm piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmethyst, hand-carved. 5 x 4 x 3cm. 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