M142 17th Century Amethyst root surrounded by amethyst

Amethyst root surrounded by amethyst points on an 18th century Italian base

the elements look as though the piece evolved together over time

prestigious homes

were it not for Florida's repeated glaciations exhuming these semi-precious anomalies of water and time

and a theory of origin is they are a fossil replacement

M142 17th Century Amethyst root surrounded by amethyst17th 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