Half dark, half light, split down the middle of the same stone. One side of the body banks deep rust-brown, grained and streaked like the cross-section of something old and burled; the other runs pale ivory, milky and near-translucent where the light catches it. The lid stays pale — soft ivory-white, a wash of rust bleeding in from one edge. The knob repeats the whole box in miniature: white stone, a thread of rust through it. Set it so the dark side and the light side both catch the eye. One of a kind; this is the only piece we made that looks like this. The exact piece you'll receive.

A lidded box for the surface that gathers small things — rings at the sink, a watch, what leaves your hands at the door. Lift the knob, set the day down, close it. Wipe with a dry cloth. Keep it out of standing water.

STRATA · VEIN · WEIGHT

STRATA — Single-source Balochistan onyx, hand-carved, finished in San Diego. No resins, no dyes.
VEIN — One side deep rust-brown and grained, the other pale ivory and near-translucent, split down the body. Ivory lid washed with rust at one edge, a white knob veined rust. The photo guides you to the color; it isn't a contract, and no two boxes run the same.
WEIGHT — 2 lb of multi-vein onyx.

DETAILS

• Hand-carved natural onyx, sealed in beeswax
• 5" x 2"
• Lift-off lid with carved onyx knob
• Wipe with a dry cloth; keep out of standing water

ORIGIN

Carved by master hands on Mehrgarh-adjacent ground, among the oldest making-grounds on Earth. Finished in San Diego. The strata occurs once. Earth, unobscured.

IN THE BOX

• Cotton tote
• Hand-stamped story card
• Catalog card

SAÉA — shelter · refugio · پناه
Made by earth. Shaped by hand. Kept by you.

SAÉA Stones

Onyx is a natural stone, stunning but not bulletproof. Wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid harsh detergents. Read more here.

Each piece is sealed with food-grade beeswax. Refresh every 6 to 12 months by warming a small amount of oil or wax into the surface, then buffing gently with a soft cloth.

Free ground shipping on U.S. orders over $100. Hand-packed in San Diego using recyclable, plastic-free materials, usually shipped within 1-2 business days.

30-day returns on unused, undamaged pieces. Email us at hello@saeadesigns.com and we will send a return label.

SAÉA is a small design studio in San Diego, California.

Each piece begins as raw onyx in the mountains of Balochistan, hand-carved by artisans, then finished, photographed, and shipped from San DIego, California.

Every SAÉA Jewel is made to order in our San Diego studio.