This stone is one of the most complex to create. Its beauty is revealed only through exceptional precision cutting, where sixty-six "short" lines (5-6 segments each) and thirty "long" lines (10 to 15 segments) are strictly straight and parallel. Moreover, this straightness is only visible in one position of the stone—when viewed along the optical axis, perpendicular to the plane of the girdle. Frankly, I still don't understand how I managed to achieve this, or how it's even possible with hand cutting.
The meaning of this design is intriguing. Viewed from the side, we see a convex crown to the stone. Viewed from above, we see a flat geometric pattern of intersecting parallel lines, reminiscent of cubes in isometric projection. As we examine it more closely and become immersed in this pattern, we gradually lose track of reality and illusion. The same applies to our entire world, which ancient philosophical teachings present as nothing less than the Great Illusion...
