OBJETO APOTROPAICO Italy Material: Loza

Material: Loza

Measurements: Ø 20 cm x 29 cm high

making it the main center for this craft in France

Its harmonious silhouette contrasts with the sturdiness of its structure

OBJETO APOTROPAICO Italy Material: LozaMaterial: Red coral Origin: Ionian Coast, Sicily, prior to 1910 Measurements: 8 cm long x 4 cm wide x 20 cm high A tiny decorative piece consisting of an Ethiopian brazier and a fragment of red coral from the Ionian Sea. The chryselephantine receptacle predates the Italian invasion of Eritrea (1895) and is engraved with low relief punch incisions and painted with a perimeter border. We assume it was used in the Alexandrian liturgical rites of the