K744 pyrite It could have been part

It could have been part of a depiction of Saint Sebastian

The flowers are are metallic silver and gold

25 deep x 3" high

addition of the baroque pearl

Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved fragment mounted with chalcopyrite in matrix and adorned with calcite crystals and gold-plated kyanite

K744 pyrite It could have been part18th century Italian gilded altar candlestick with a Chesapecten fossil shell formation and natural forming baroque pearls. The 18th century Italian gilded fragment was originally an altar candlestick in a historical church in Italy. The Chesapecten shell cluster was found from the banks of the James River and are usually 3 to 8 million years old. Fossilized marine life makes up parts of the shell cluster's matrix. They go through a meticulous