Natural Malachite Pyramid Pyramid made with the Refined Mosaic Technique. - Height: 284 mm - Width: 202 mm- 2400 g
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Pyramid made entirely of natural malachite with the refined mosaic technique, an artisanal method that combines small carefully selected and polished stone fragments to form a compact and continuous surface. Each fragment is chosen for its concentric veins and characteristic wavy patterns, making each side of the pyramid unique and unrepeatable. Malachite, a basic copper carbonate, is one of the most iconic and recognizable minerals for its intense green color and concentric banded patterns that resemble the textures of a forest or the growth of a plant. It forms in copper deposits through secondary precipitation from hydrothermal solutions and has been appreciated since antiquity as an ornamental and symbolic stone. The earliest malachite works date back to Pharaonic Egypt, where it was used both as a green pigment and as a sacred material dedicated to the goddess Hathor.
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 TranslatePyramid made entirely of natural malachite with the refined mosaic technique, an artisanal method that combines small carefully selected and polished stone fragments to form a compact and continuous surface. Each fragment is chosen for its concentric veins and characteristic wavy patterns, making each side of the pyramid unique and unrepeatable. Malachite, a basic copper carbonate, is one of the most iconic and recognizable minerals for its intense green color and concentric banded patterns that resemble the textures of a forest or the growth of a plant. It forms in copper deposits through secondary precipitation from hydrothermal solutions and has been appreciated since antiquity as an ornamental and symbolic stone. The earliest malachite works date back to Pharaonic Egypt, where it was used both as a green pigment and as a sacred material dedicated to the goddess Hathor.
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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Main Mineral
Natural Malachite Pyramid
Mineral Form
Pyramid made with the Refined Mosaic Technique.
Weight
2400 g
Country of Origin
Congo
Height
284 mm
Width
202 mm
Depth
182 mm
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