Precious Couple of Obelisk - Extra Quality Malachite Specimen - Height: 406 mm - Width: 85 mm- 2820 g
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Description from the seller
Pair of obelisks made of extra-quality malachite from the Katanga mines in Congo.
An elegant and sophisticated decor element rooted in historical tradition.
The use of the Malachite obelisk as an ornamental element has very ancient origins.
Malachite has been mined and used since ancient times, with traces dating back over 4,000 years. The peoples of ancient Egypt considered it a sacred mineral, associated with the goddess Hathor.
Originally, obelisks were stone monuments erected by the ancient Egyptians as symbols of power and religious devotion. The very shape of the obelisk represents a ray of the sun frozen in stone, a tribute to the sun god Ra.
Measurement of the individual obelisks.
405 times 83 times 84
406 x 85 x 84
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 TranslatePair of obelisks made of extra-quality malachite from the Katanga mines in Congo.
An elegant and sophisticated decor element rooted in historical tradition.
The use of the Malachite obelisk as an ornamental element has very ancient origins.
Malachite has been mined and used since ancient times, with traces dating back over 4,000 years. The peoples of ancient Egypt considered it a sacred mineral, associated with the goddess Hathor.
Originally, obelisks were stone monuments erected by the ancient Egyptians as symbols of power and religious devotion. The very shape of the obelisk represents a ray of the sun frozen in stone, a tribute to the sun god Ra.
Measurement of the individual obelisks.
405 times 83 times 84
406 x 85 x 84
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
Precious Couple of Obelisk - Extra Quality Malachite Specimen
Weight
2820 g
Country of Origin
Congo
Height
406 mm
Width
85 mm
Depth
84 mm
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