L706 pyrite shells and crystal points

shells and crystal points

Size: 39" long x 12" wide x 1" deep

In the Bible when John baptized Jesus in the River Jordan he says

It is an example of the world's finest crystallized calcite

It is gold leaf and has a bole underlay

L706 pyrite shells and crystal points17th century Italian cross adorned with silver leaf shells, silver plated kyanite, galeana, and ammonites on a scallop Chesapecten shell cluster formation base. The chesapecten shells also adorn the cross to imitate the top part of the halo. The crucifix originally came from a church in Tuscany. The chesapecten shell cluster are found from the banks of the James River and are usually 3 to 8 million years old. Fossilized marine life makes up parts of