The frontispiece of this rhythm bead set features an image taken from the Book of Kells.

I call this piece The Bean Sídhe. "Bean sídhe" is the original Irish phrase from which the Anglicized word "banshee" originates from. Bean means wife/woman, and sídhe is a reference to a fairy or otherworldly being. Without going into huge detail on Irish language pronunciation, "bean" is pronounced "ban" and "sídhe" is pronounced "shee". Ergo, ban-shee, banshee.

There are burial mounds found throughout the British Isles and the spirits that inhabit them are known as the sídhe (shee). Again without going into huge detail (Google is your friend!), the Bean Sídhe is a Woman of the Hills -- the burial mounds -- who wanders the land, sometimes attaching herself to a clan or particular family in the clan. If you hear her wailing, or keening as some say, it means that a member of your family is about to die.

About the Medallion

The medallion has been carved pyrographically from gourd wood and painted with fabric acrylics. Once dried, the paint was heat-treated and the medallion backed with 6oz tooling leather. The edges were finished with leather edge dye and the entire medallion was layered with three coats of a special, non-yellowing varnish.

This medallion was a commission piece from 7 years ago and I'm pretty sure it was about 6" in diameter.
I have one here that is the same size and I will check it this week and update this description at that time.