Natural Minerals and Artifacts

Close-up images of natural materials including a tumbled limestone stone, silk worm cocoon, seashell, and decorative jade sculpture showcasing beauty in simplicity.

Toad Inlay, 1766-1122 BCE, 15/16 x 2 in. (2.38 x 5.08 cm), Light green translucent jade, China, 18th-12th century BCE
Toad Inlay, 1766-1122 BCE, 15/16 x 2 in. (2.38 x 5.08 cm), Light green translucent jade, China, 18th-12th century BCE
Hand hold stone ball in nature. Circular stoneUnakit auf Waldboden - Unakite on forest floor Unakit auf Waldboden - Unakite on forest floor Copyright: xZoonar.com/lantapixx 7220625Close-up of a decorative pottery vase in unique patternCloseup of a young woman's hands holding a sandstone beach cobble in New Zealand.crystal of Cinnabar in rough Carbonatite on dark macro shooting of natural mineral rock specimen - red crystal of Cinnabar in rough Carbonatite stone on dark granite background from North China Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 11383787bottle of perfume on a mink coatBurning ham on grey backgroundGanesh ganpati Festival Elephant head Lord Idol for Ganesh Festival , made in Penn , near Mumbai Bombay , Maharastra , India Copyright: xVinayxParelkar/DinodiaxPhotoxSprudelstein ornamental fountain copyright: xzoonar.com/martinaxbergx 9125318hedgehog bijou brooch  with cubic zirconia. close upClose-up of artificial eyeballsPaper man shape placed  on a dry leaf in viewScheelite. minerals. Asia; China; Sichuan; YajiangSnowmanHigh angle view of a tennis ball on the shadow of a tennis racketHand hoding some snow with winter background and a wallBudai and the bat. unknown, sculptorCarnelian ring stone ca. 1st century A.D.-3rd century A.D. Roman Elephant creeping out of the shell of a snail.. Carnelian ring stone 245010Decoration ceramic sun on a white background Decoration ceramic sun on a white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/OttoxxPleskax 19526984Chaudfroid de volaille (game).          Date: circa 1914Africa, Ethiopia, Southern Omo Valley, Nyangatom Tribe. Detail of the scars on the abdomen of a Nyangatom girl.wild plums on a checkered textileCurling rocks on iceUnakite on beachMannelesBishop's miter in a gardenA seedling in a potFragment 9th century. Fragment 452690Mooring by sea, close-upCalcite. minerals. North America; Mexico