Ancestral Ruby Gold Steel Keepsake

Gold-toned plating over steel gives this keepsake a warm surface rather than the cool grey of bare stainless, and the red stone set into the front picks that warmth up. It stands just over an inch tall. The Ancestral shape is rounded at the shoulder and flat at the base, so it stands unaided on any level surface.

The chamber takes a quarter cubic inch, which is a pinch of ashes rather than a share of them. Loading is from the top, so you can see what you are doing as you fill. People keep these in a jewelry box, on a windowsill, or pass them around a family so several relatives each hold part of the same set.

• Top loading, which makes filling easier than working with a bottom plug
• Gold-plated steel; wipe with a dry cloth rather than a metal polish
• Stands 1.13 inches tall with a quarter cubic inch capacity