What is the Beetles Skull pendant made from?

The pendant is handcrafted from bonded marble, sterling silver, glass stones, black glass pearls, and natural pearls. It comes on a 50 cm sterling silver chain.

What insects appear on the skull?

The skull is inhabited by a green gem beetle, a gem-set scolopendra, and a spider with a body formed from black glass pearls. Each creature is integrated into the sculptural composition of the pendant.

Are the insects separate pieces attached to the skull?

Partially. The gemstone bodies are set into the marble, while many of the smallest details, including the legs, are sculpted directly into the surface of the skull itself. The effect relies on relief and shadow rather than contrasting materials.

Is this pendant inspired by Japanese netsuke?

Yes. The skull is hand-sculpted after traditional Japanese netsuke skull carvings, with their characteristic decorative proportions, expressive features, and attention to detail. The pendant follows the netsuke tradition of creating small objects with a complete world contained within them.

What does the Beetles Skull pendant symbolise?

The pendant combines the skull with creatures that have reclaimed it. Rather than representing death, the skull becomes a habitat — a place where nature continues to grow and transform. The piece reflects recurring themes in the DREAMS collection: memory, folklore, nature, and renewal.

What is the silver ornament set into the skull?

The skull is fitted with a sterling silver holder decorated with a floral ornament. Its design echoes Japanese heraldic symbols and traditional personal seals, adding another layer of historical reference to the piece.

Does the pendant feel heavy?

Yes. The bonded marble gives the pendant a noticeable weight and a cool stone-like feel. It begins cold in the hand and gradually warms against the skin during wear.

What colours are available?

The Beetles Skull pendant is available in white marble and terracotta marble. Each version creates a different atmosphere while preserving the same sculptural details.

Is each pendant unique?

Yes. Every piece is handcrafted individually from sculpt to final finish. Variations in the marble and hand-finishing process ensure that no two pendants are exactly alike.

Is this pendant suitable as a gift?

Yes. It comes in Macabre Gadgets packaging and is particularly suited to collectors of skull jewelry, nature-inspired jewelry, Japanese-inspired art objects, and sculptural pendants.

Beetles Skull pendant

White

€200,00 €250,00

Beetles Skull pendant

€200,00 €250,00

Material: bonded marble, sterling silver (925), glass stones, black glass pearl, natural pearls
Chain: sterling silver, 50cm / 19.6 inch
Skull: white or terracotta marble — 3 × 3 × 2.5 cm — hand-sculpted after Japanese netsuke tradition
Details: green gem beetle, scolopendra with sculpted legs, black glass pearl spider — set into the marble surface · sterling silver floral holder inlaid into the skull, echoing Japanese heraldic stamps
Handcrafted: individually made — no two pieces are identical
Sustainability: 1 tree planted per product sold · vegan materials · eco-friendly production · Find out more

A marble skull pendant reclaimed by its new tenants — a green gem beetle, a scolopendra, and a spider with a body of black glass pearls, set into the surface as if the skull has been left long enough in a dark forest for something to move in.

The skull is hand-sculpted after Japanese netsuke tradition, with the distinctive decorative features often found in netsuke skull carvings — detailed, expressive, and slightly surreal. It is carved in marble, cold and heavy in the hand, warming slowly against the skin. Inlaid into the skull is a solid sterling silver holder with a floral ornament, echoing Japanese heraldic stamps and personal seals. The creatures are realistic yet decorative — observed from nature, then transformed into ornament. Their tiny legs are sculpted directly into the marble surface, relying on relief and shadow to reveal their form. It is a subtle detail, but one that gives the creatures the uncanny feeling of slowly emerging from the skull itself.

Part of the DREAMS collection, the pendant follows the logic of sacred shrines reclaimed by forest — moss, spirits, dark undergrowth, and the creatures that inherit abandoned places. At 3 × 3 × 2.5 cm, it has the scale and density of a netsuke: a small object carried close, with a complete world inside it. The skull is not a symbol of death here. It is a habitat.

Each piece is handcrafted individually. No two are identical.

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