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Banded stone / trade “onyx” companion-card front. Look past the label. A banded stone pyramid surrounded by flowing bands and imagined terrain. Interpretive artwork, not a photograph of stock.
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Minerals & stone

Banded Stone Pyramid — Onyx Trade Name

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Individual pieces and fulfillment details have not yet been released for ordering.

$13.32 USD

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Natural bands. Deliberate form.

A polished pyramid lets the stone’s layered pattern meet a clear geometric silhouette. Green, cream and earth-toned bands make each piece a small landscape, suited to a desk, shelf or mineral collection.

Sold as onyx, a commercial trade name; precise mineral composition has not been independently established. Supplier-described natural stone without resin. One pyramid is the planned sale unit. Pattern, tone and proportions vary.

Options & format

Decorative or collecting object. The planned format is one piece. Individual measurements, current selection and delivery or pickup terms will be confirmed before ordering opens. “Onyx” is the seller’s trade name; mineral identity is not independently verified.

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Material, history & care

Look past the label.

Explore the companion card in a readable format. The artwork is interpretive; historical examples retain their individual sources. These notes do not promise therapeutic effects.

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G BENINCASA ESTÉTICA

LOOK AGAIN. THERE IS LIFE HERE.

BANDED STONE / TRADE “ONYX”

Great layers. Complicated name.

G Benincasa Estética brings material, memory and making into view, with credit for the people behind the work and care for what comes next.

THE NAME IS A START

Gem onyx is chalcedony. “Limestone onyx” is a trade name for a different, calcite-rich ornamental stone. This pyramid was sold as “onyx”; its mineral species has not been established. Let the bands be beautiful without asking the label to do all the work.

EVEN A MUSEUM KEEPS QUESTIONS OPEN

A 4.8 cm banded-calcite jar from Naukratis, held by Montreal’s Redpath Museum (2534), is dated to the 6th century BCE. Its research record qualifies where it was made and what it held. That specific object is not evidence of this pyramid’s origin.

SEE. WONDER. VERIFY.

Follow one band around a corner. Ask how pattern and cut meet. Keep what you see, what you imagine and what you can verify separate. When the piece changes hands, pass the honest story with it.

CARE CONTINUES

Support the base. Use a soft dry cloth; avoid acids, soaking and scratch tests while identity is unverified.

Sources: MFA CAMEO Naukratis / Redpath 2534 Front inscriptions name “stone,” not a verified species.

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Sources behind this companion

Digital companion-card previews. Qualified language review and physical production proof remain pending. Any pictured specimens are representative examples, not a guarantee of an exact piece or available stock.