M146 French 18th century Italian mecca processional

18th century Italian mecca processional cross on a calcite crystal base in matrix with coordinating baroque pearls

5 lbs (left) & 2

The mineral alone is 15 lbs (6

The piece originally comes from a historical church in Italy

and sphalerite with exceptionally large and sharp calcite clusters

M146 French 18th century Italian mecca processional17th century Italian 'Florence Fragment' leg of Christ mounted on coordinating, naturally formed stalagmite from a grotto. This fragment is from a figure of Christ from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the historic flooding of the Arno River in 1966. It is part of the Florence Fragment Collection. The Florence Fragment Collection exhibited with the Museo de Medici this autumn. The Museo de' Medici or the Medici Museum is located in