Tiger's eye in the rough, so nothing has been polished or shaped to make it look like anything else. The surface is angular and matte, with the golden-brown colour and dark banding running through it that gives the stone its name.
Rough pieces are the honest version of the stone. Flat faces, sharp edges, and the odd bit of iron staining: exactly as it formed, rather than cut to a shape. Both pieces weigh well in the hand and sit still on a shelf or a windowsill.
