Connected Love Gold Steel Keepsake Urn

Half a cubic inch is what this one holds, which puts it firmly in keepsake territory: a token amount of ashes, roughly a teaspoon. The body is gold-toned steel, about an inch tall, finished bright enough to catch light on a shelf. You can close a hand around it completely.

Families usually buy a keepsake like this in twos or threes, so each sibling or grandchild has one, while the bulk of the ashes stays in a full-size urn or goes to a scattering. It lives on a nightstand or inside a memory box rather than in a columbarium niche. Fill it slowly, with a funnel, over paper.

• Holds about 0.5 cu in, a token portion rather than a full set of ashes.
• An inch tall, so it travels easily in a pocket or a carry-on bag.
• The opening type is not listed, so look the piece over when it arrives before you fill it.