M235 google Another piece of agate coral

Another piece of agate coral is placed at the head of the cross to emulate the "titulus crucis" or plaque that usually reads INRI on crucifixes

Il braccio sinistro mancante del Cristo è stato sostituito con un chiodo originale del XVIII secolo forgiato a mano

18th century Italian crucifix with a hand-carved figure of Christ decorated with tourmaline in crystal quartz on a polished obsidian base

The natural-forming baroque pearls adorn the neck of the putto

M235 google Another piece of agate coralLarge naturally formed black obsidian mounted on a black base. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. It is an igneous rock. Obsidian is produced from felsic lava, rich in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, sodium, and potassium. Similar to the obsidian historically used by indigenous groups throughout Mexico and Mesoamerica for