Fine multi-gemstone carving depicting a man drinking tea at a table with a silver samovar. The petrified wood table is set with a plate full of carved agate dishes; the teacups and bowl are filled with jasper "soup". The man’s face is carved of eosite, as are his hands; the hair, eyebrows and beard are carved of malachite, his clothing is rendered in a variety of hardstones including malachite, serpentine, sodalite and jasper.

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