Madagascar Red Agate – Natural Decorative Element - Height: 257 mm - Width: 175 mm- 6655 g
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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This red Madagascar agate, cut in a free-form polished shape, presents itself as a natural decorative element with strong visual and tactile presence. The specimen preserves a harmonious and hefty silhouette, with solid volumes and gently rounded surfaces that emphasize its sculptural character without distorting its geological origin. The polish highlights the stone's internal structure, giving it color depth and a soft gloss. The coloration ranges from warm tones of rust red, wine red, and orange-brown, with smooth transitions and more intense zones that recall a strongly silicified red jasper. In some areas denser color concentrations and light internal veining are observed, evidence of multiple silicification processes that occurred over time. These structures suggest a complex formation, in which materials originally porous or microfractured were progressively impregnated with silica-rich solutions, transforming into a compact and durable mass. Madagascar is known for its silica formations, often at the boundary between agate, jasper, and massive chalcedony.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
Translated by Google TranslateThis red Madagascar agate, cut in a free-form polished shape, presents itself as a natural decorative element with strong visual and tactile presence. The specimen preserves a harmonious and hefty silhouette, with solid volumes and gently rounded surfaces that emphasize its sculptural character without distorting its geological origin. The polish highlights the stone's internal structure, giving it color depth and a soft gloss. The coloration ranges from warm tones of rust red, wine red, and orange-brown, with smooth transitions and more intense zones that recall a strongly silicified red jasper. In some areas denser color concentrations and light internal veining are observed, evidence of multiple silicification processes that occurred over time. These structures suggest a complex formation, in which materials originally porous or microfractured were progressively impregnated with silica-rich solutions, transforming into a compact and durable mass. Madagascar is known for its silica formations, often at the boundary between agate, jasper, and massive chalcedony.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Mineral form
Madagascar Red Agate – Natural Decorative Element
Weight
6655 g
Country of origin
Madagascar
Height
257 mm
Width
175 mm
Depth
74 mm
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