Natural Malachite Owl from Congo - Hand Carved Mineral Sculpture - Height: 103 mm - Width: 69 mm- 720 g
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Description from the seller
Hand-carved owl from a natural Congo malachite block, a copper mineral highly valued for its deep green color and distinctive natural banded, concentric circle, and botryoidal structures.
The specimen features a polished finish that greatly enhances the material quality. The surface shows emerald green, forest green, and dark green tones, with natural malachite veins and patterns. The color variations are not artificial but belong to the mineral’s internal structure.
The owl shape is compact and decorative, with pronounced eyes, a central beak, sculpted wings, and an integrated base. The result is a small mineral sculpture with a strong visual impact, suitable for both mineral collecting and as a decorative object.
The owl is traditionally associated with knowledge, observation, and wisdom. In this malachite version it becomes an elegant object of curiosity, ideal for a collector’s display, a desk, a bookshelf, or a modern Wunderkammer.
A natural stone carving that combines mineralogy, craftsmanship, and decorative value.
Technical data
Material: Natural malachite
Subject: Owl
Origin: Congo
Work: handcrafted carving and polishing
Color: emerald green, dark green, bright green
Category: decorative mineral, hard stone statuette, collectible object
Ideal for: mineral collecting, curiosity objects, Wunderkammer, decorative furnishings
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 TranslateHand-carved owl from a natural Congo malachite block, a copper mineral highly valued for its deep green color and distinctive natural banded, concentric circle, and botryoidal structures.
The specimen features a polished finish that greatly enhances the material quality. The surface shows emerald green, forest green, and dark green tones, with natural malachite veins and patterns. The color variations are not artificial but belong to the mineral’s internal structure.
The owl shape is compact and decorative, with pronounced eyes, a central beak, sculpted wings, and an integrated base. The result is a small mineral sculpture with a strong visual impact, suitable for both mineral collecting and as a decorative object.
The owl is traditionally associated with knowledge, observation, and wisdom. In this malachite version it becomes an elegant object of curiosity, ideal for a collector’s display, a desk, a bookshelf, or a modern Wunderkammer.
A natural stone carving that combines mineralogy, craftsmanship, and decorative value.
Technical data
Material: Natural malachite
Subject: Owl
Origin: Congo
Work: handcrafted carving and polishing
Color: emerald green, dark green, bright green
Category: decorative mineral, hard stone statuette, collectible object
Ideal for: mineral collecting, curiosity objects, Wunderkammer, decorative furnishings
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
Natural Malachite Owl from Congo - Hand Carved Mineral Sculpture
Weight
720 g
Country of origin
Congo
Height
103 mm
Width
69 mm
Depth
49 mm
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