L706 pyrite Rare Moroccan stalactite decorated with

Rare Moroccan stalactite decorated with an 18th-century Italian (Florence) wood fragment with faden crystals and fossil shells on a petrified wood base

It is gold leaf and has a bole underlay

75" high x 4" round

25" high x 11

L706 pyrite Rare Moroccan stalactite decorated with17th 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