The extremely rare red agate is well modelled as a reclining mythical beast, its head with big round eyes, big nose, wide open mouth exposing its teeth turned to the right and resting on its forelegs.
Agate has a higher density than jade but it is also crisp, making it difficult to be carved into animal pieces like this one.

極罕見紅色瑪瑙。巧雕一頭瑞獸，呈趴伏狀，頭枕在前掌，向右側視，琢有大圓眼、大鼻、闊嘴及牙齒，造型生動。
瑪瑙的硬度比玉更高，但性脆易裂；琢成動物擺件的難度甚高。

3.2cm high; 6.4cm wide; 2.6cm deep