Coral Coral - Pocillopora
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Specimen Corallo, scientific name Pocillopora; a single decorative piece featuring a branched white Pocillopora coral fixed inside an inverted Fungia mushroom coral, with natural shell inlays, mounted on a white gypsum cement base with small inverted-shell feet, 20 cm high, 20 cm wide, 14 cm deep, weight 700 g, origin Italy, year 1970, in good condition, authenticity original refurbished.
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The artifact is a decorative piece composed of a branching colony of white coral (Pocillopora sp.) fixed inside the inverted skeleton of a fungiform coral (Fungia sp.), enriched with ornamental inserts of natural shells. The whole is mounted and consolidated on a white gypsum/cement-shaped base with small supporting feet made from inverted shell disks.
Main Coral (branched): It belongs to the genus Pocillopora, commonly known as cauliflower coral or bush coral (Cauliflower coral or Bush coral).
Decorative shells: Small marine gastropods inserted as ornamental finishing touches
(Cup): This is an inverted solitary mushroom coral, belonging to the family Fungiidae (genus Fungia sp.), commonly known as mushroom coral.
Dimensions: height 20 cm, width 20 cm, depth 14 cm
Weight: 700 g.
The artifact is a decorative piece composed of a branching colony of white coral (Pocillopora sp.) fixed inside the inverted skeleton of a fungiform coral (Fungia sp.), enriched with ornamental inserts of natural shells. The whole is mounted and consolidated on a white gypsum/cement-shaped base with small supporting feet made from inverted shell disks.
Main Coral (branched): It belongs to the genus Pocillopora, commonly known as cauliflower coral or bush coral (Cauliflower coral or Bush coral).
Decorative shells: Small marine gastropods inserted as ornamental finishing touches
(Cup): This is an inverted solitary mushroom coral, belonging to the family Fungiidae (genus Fungia sp.), commonly known as mushroom coral.
Dimensions: height 20 cm, width 20 cm, depth 14 cm
Weight: 700 g.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Specimen
Coral
Scientific name
Pocillopora
No. of items
1
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Good condition
Year
1970
Weight
700 g
Authenticity
Refurbished original
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