Impressive Septarian 'Dragon Stone' Shiva Lingam - Calcite and Aragonite Natural Pattern - Height: 230 mm - Width: 100 mm- 3119 g - (1)
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Impressive Septarian 'Dragon Stone' Shiva Lingam, Calcite and Aragonite natural-pattern meteorite from Madagascar, weighing 3119 g and measuring 230 × 100 × 100 mm.
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Septarian Shiva Lingam — We present a remarkable large sculptural specimen, carved from a large septarian nodule originating from Madagascar. The piece has been expertly worked and polished to assume the oval Lingam shape, one of the oldest and most symbolically rich forms. This piece is not just a mineral, but a true natural sculpture, in which human intervention has highlighted a geological story of millions of years, enclosed in a fascinating mosaic of colors and textures. The surface of the specimen has been mirror-polished, revealing with remarkable clarity its intricate internal structure. The pattern is dominated by a network of honey-yellow Calcite veins that branch through a gray argillite matrix. These veins, of varying thickness, frame and fill the fissures, creating a striking color contrast. The edges of these fissures are often outlined by a thin layer of dark brown Aragonite, adding further depth and definition to the pattern. The arrangement of these cracks, or
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 TranslateSeptarian Shiva Lingam — We present a remarkable large sculptural specimen, carved from a large septarian nodule originating from Madagascar. The piece has been expertly worked and polished to assume the oval Lingam shape, one of the oldest and most symbolically rich forms. This piece is not just a mineral, but a true natural sculpture, in which human intervention has highlighted a geological story of millions of years, enclosed in a fascinating mosaic of colors and textures. The surface of the specimen has been mirror-polished, revealing with remarkable clarity its intricate internal structure. The pattern is dominated by a network of honey-yellow Calcite veins that branch through a gray argillite matrix. These veins, of varying thickness, frame and fill the fissures, creating a striking color contrast. The edges of these fissures are often outlined by a thin layer of dark brown Aragonite, adding further depth and definition to the pattern. The arrangement of these cracks, or
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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Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Impressive Septarian 'Dragon Stone' Shiva Lingam -
Mineral form
Calcite and Aragonite Natural Pattern
Supplement
Large Polished Septarian 'Dragon Stone' Lingam
Weight
3119 g
Country of origin
Madagascar
Height
230 mm
Width
100 mm
Depth
100 mm
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