Green Zigzag Crown Pysanka — a real Ukrainian goose egg, hand-painted in the traditional wax-batik technique. Radiating green and gold lattice bands run from the crown of the egg down into a sharp white zigzag border, opening into a dense diamond-lattice band with red and green accents woven throughout.

The sharp triangle border is a long-standing pysanka motif tied to order and the turning of the seasons, while green carries traditional associations with spring and renewal.

• Real goose egg (emptied and prepared), not wooden or wax
• Size: approx. 3.5 in (≈9 cm) length and height
• Hand-painted, traditional wax-batik (pysanka) method
• Handmade in Western Ukraine
• Varnished finish
• Brand new, never used

As each egg is painted entirely by hand, the exact placement of every line may vary slightly from the photos — this is part of what makes every pysanka one of a kind.

About Pysanka Tradition

When Ukrainian decorated eggs originally symbolized the sun that gave life to everything on the earth, over the centuries this ethnic attribute became a symbol of Easter, the religious holiday honouring the Resurrection of Jesus. The art of pysanky is popular not only in Ukraine but is also a tradition across other countries of Eastern and Central Europe. Colourful eggs decorated with unique ornaments would be present in any home on Easter Sunday, and this tradition continues today as one of the best-loved talismans for preserving family happiness and health. A pysanka pattern is typically painted by hand onto a dried goose-egg shell, with each ornament carrying its own specific meaning — while the colours and designs vary widely, they generally point toward something positive: fertility, wellbeing, happiness, and more. Keeping a pysanka in the home is considered a good omen, as it is thought to symbolize the sun, life energy, and the power of nature.