Great agate obelisk with beautiful grain

An agate obelisk from Brazil and Botswana, cut square, with calm, continuous banding. The gray-brown concentric lines can be read as a coherent progression from each of the four polished main sides.

The obelisk cut follows the Egyptian architectural tradition: a square base, four polished surfaces that converge towards the top. The symmetry makes the banding equally legible from every main view.

Agate is a banded chalcedony variety made of microcrystalline quartz aggregates. The concentric banding documents changing solution phases during geode filling with different trace element concentrations.

Botswana agate provides the typical gray-brown banding, occasionally with blue accents. The cutting is carried out in Brazilian workshops with a long tradition of architectural mineral forms.

The slender column geometry is suitable for a minimalist display case presentation. Clean lines, calm grain, no fuss.