L948 Interi burnt umber fresco underpainting

burnt umber fresco underpainting

The angel wing originally came from a church in Liguria

It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966

Fossil clam shell cluster in matrix with natural forming baroque pearl

L948 Interi burnt umber fresco underpainting18th century Italian hand carved angel wing mounted on chalcopyrite and adorned with natural forming copper, kyanite, and baroque pearls. The hand carved angel wing was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historic church in Italy. The Italian angel wing has been put together with the rare minerals and natural elements to create a figurative and historically significant work of art. Size: 7" high x 4. 5" wide x 3. 5" deep