L208 cross 19th century Italian church offertory

19th century Italian church offertory bag with ecclesiastical trim and decorated with coordinating irradiated black crystal points and a baroque pearl with or without lucite

The large number of mineral inclusions and the exquisite crystal groups that they form have made the Keokuk Geodes some of the most beautiful and sought after of all geodes by museums and collectors all over the world

The Italian crucifix is preserved and transformed into a figurative

The fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italian church in Italy

L208 cross 19th century Italian church offertory18th century Italian gold leaf fragment decorated with coordinating baroque pearls on a free forming black obsidian mineral with a polished face. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. It is an igneous rock. Obsidian is produced from felsic lava, rich in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, sodium, and potassium. 5. 5" wide x 5" high x 4"