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Frammento di legno italiano in foglia oro del XVIII secolo

and gray with wine veining creating a marble effect

5" high x 9" wide

The Museo de' Medici or “the Medici Museum” is located in the monumental Rotonda Brunelleschi which was designed in 1432 and built by Filippo Brunelleschi

M182 aubusson cartoon mirrors Gem quality green Tourmaline onSculptural 18th century Italian figure of Christ with red and white crystal quartz clusters and phantom quartz and a metal sword. The figure of Christ was originally part of a crucifix from a church in Tuscany. This piece is based on John 19: 34 which reads, Instead, Jesus side was pierced with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. It was a featured piece exhibiting with Il Sacro NellArte or The Sacred in Art in the Basilica della