opaline - opalescent glass ball - sphere - orb - globe mounted on crown-shaped goldtone metal stand sphere is approx 11/16 in. diam It seems to look different each time you look at it. Its appearance depends on where you are in relation to the sphere and the light and where the sphere is in relation to the light. Sometimes it casts an orange or yellow glow as a shadow. In that case part of the sphere may look yellow. PLEASE NOTE: This is a manmade glass 'stone'; you can see by the price that it is not a precious stone; thus the reasonable price. There may be a few stringy fibers from the padding used to protect the miniatures in their boxes. (The fibers may show in the photos.) If any fibers remain, they can be easily removed. It might be used at Halloween, in a Medieval setting, or by the Boy Wizard Display this ball in the dollhouse: in a curio cabinet or a collector's cabinet or on: a side table a desk a dresser the mantelpiece, or.... Or show it off in a shadowbox of miniatures on your own living room wall, or.... manmade glass this piece of dollhouse home decor is artisan-made by Wendy of Wendy's Miniatures THIS COLLECTOR'S ITEM IS A SCALE MINIATURE NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY CHILDREN UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE.