Posted 3 months ago
Steptoe1
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Hello I’ve just rediscovered this lovely big heavy egg, I don’t know anything about it and never found out anything before either, had it over 13 years now, thought it might be Italian, not sure what it is for. Also wondering how it was made if anyone knows.
Hey, Steptoe1. :-)
I pumped it into Google Lens, which thinks it's polished onyx.
What is it for? It's something to look at. };-)
I'm a bit suspicious about that line in the middle of the gray area. I wonder whether that egg is actually two pieces somehow 'glued' together.
Anyway, here is a reddit link in which stone eggs are discussed, and there is a link showing somebody making one on a lathe:
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/54s98r/what_is_this_egg_shaped_stone_and_how_do_they/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S0ZhIUQ62U
Thanks kera, I thought it was some kind of stone, but because of the difference in colours it had me a bit confused, thought it looks like it’s slices and glued maybe like you said, because of the link you sent , I guess they could glue pieces together then shape the egg.