All objects are made of lapis lazuli, mostly acquired at the mineral fair in Munich. The motif of the rabbit on a turtle is unusual, size approx. 7 cm. These semi-precious stones have been mined in Afghanistan, among other places, for 6,000 years and came to the West via the Silk Road. The material already had an immaterial, symbolically charged meaning in antiquity (e.g. scarabs in ancient Egypt, burial objects, jewellery). [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Sculptures   |   Material: Mineralien   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany | Similar pieces