M142 coral 18th century Italian church tassel

18th century Italian church tassel on a pyrophyllite base

A type of white or blue-grey marble that has been used since the time of Ancient Rome

Size: 8" x 8"

Interi transforms Italian artifacts and minerals using artistic methods and contemporary interpretations

5" w x 5" d x 12

M142 coral 18th century Italian church tassel17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' base topped with preserved, naturally free forming copper. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. There is still the original paint and silt left on the pieces to uphold the integrity, craftsmanship, and history of the sculptural fragment. The shells coordinate with the fragment's original features and remnants of the flood as if