Iridescent Mother-of-Pearl with a Natural Spiral Shiva's Eye Operculum Gracefully Curved Tusk-Shaped Pendant - Height: 94 mm - Width: 19 mm- 32 g - (1)

Iridescent Mother-of-Pearl with a Natural Spiral Shiva's Eye Operculum Gracefully Curved Tusk-Shaped Pendant - Height: 94 mm - Width: 19 mm- 32 g - (1) #1.0
Iridescent Mother-of-Pearl with a Natural Spiral Shiva's Eye Operculum Gracefully Curved Tusk-Shaped Pendant - Height: 94 mm - Width: 19 mm- 32 g - (1) #1.0
Iridescent Mother-of-Pearl with a Natural Spiral Shiva's Eye Operculum Gracefully Curved Tusk-Shaped Pendant - Height: 94 mm - Width: 19 mm- 32 g - (1) #2.1
Iridescent Mother-of-Pearl with a Natural Spiral Shiva's Eye Operculum Gracefully Curved Tusk-Shaped Pendant - Height: 94 mm - Width: 19 mm- 32 g - (1) #3.2
Iridescent Mother-of-Pearl with a Natural Spiral Shiva's Eye Operculum Gracefully Curved Tusk-Shaped Pendant - Height: 94 mm - Width: 19 mm- 32 g - (1) #4.3
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Specimen: Pendent in iridescent mother-of-pearl with a natural Shiva's Eye operculum, Balinese carved design, a gracefully curved tusk-shaped pendant, weighing 32 g, from Bali, Indonesia, dimensions 94 × 19 × 15 mm; material includes mother-of-pearl, Turbo petholatus operculum and silver.

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Description from the seller

This handcrafted pendant, coming from Bali, represents a masterful synthesis of natural material and ethnic symbolism. The object is conceived as a large arched form that evokes a ritual tusk, a visually striking amulet. The main body is entirely carved from a thick block of mother-of-pearl, while the summit is enriched by a silver setting that encases a natural operculum known as the

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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This handcrafted pendant, coming from Bali, represents a masterful synthesis of natural material and ethnic symbolism. The object is conceived as a large arched form that evokes a ritual tusk, a visually striking amulet. The main body is entirely carved from a thick block of mother-of-pearl, while the summit is enriched by a silver setting that encases a natural operculum known as the

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
Iridescent Mother-of-Pearl with a Natural Spiral Shiva's Eye Operculum
Mineral form
Gracefully Curved Tusk-Shaped Pendant
Supplement
Balinese Carved Mother-of-Pearl
Weight
32 g
Origin (region/city)
Bali
Country of origin
Indonesia
Height
94 mm
Width
19 mm
Depth
15 mm
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Objects sold
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