"The Tale of the Wandering Stars" is another unusual and, in its own way, unique work from the "Cradle of Life" collection. Its uniqueness lies in the unusual use of matte facets alongside polished ones. The technique of trimming the edges of a stone after polishing the facets has become quite common. But in this case, it's not the edges themselves between the facets that are trimmed, but only their tips at the intersection points. They are trimmed in a single stroke, to approximately the same depth, and the union of six such narrow and long matte facets forms an almost perfect star.
This amethyst also surpasses the existing record for the maximum number of facets for quartz (978 according to the Guinness Book of World Records) – 1,481 facets. The idea behind the stone, expressed in its name, depicts chains of stars encircling an egg, like the journey of the human soul – from incarnation to incarnation on the earthly plane. The Sun is symbolically depicted at the bottom of the stone, and another Star at the top, symbolizing the unity of the distant and near Cosmos.
