Another example of pareidolia, which means the illusory perception of meaningful or familiar images in random or amorphous objects. Think of clouds that look like dragons, the man in the moon, faces emerging from patterned wallpapers. The most extraordinary of all these are picture and landscape agates. I think of the person who cut the stone and how they would have seen weeds clinging to stones underwater just as we do.

18 carat gold; silver; pearls; sea urchin spines; diamond beads