Description: A highly impressive and monumentally proportioned [one metre long] elongate banded calcite travertine marble bowl, hewn and carved from solid semi precious onyx, originating from the Central American continent. The Onyx has a vitreous silky lustre, transparent-to-white colour full of interesting inflexions and seams of mineral content. Mexican Onyx is the fracture fill of morphological prominent fissure-ridge travertine, now polished to a highly smooth finish. Valued:The ancient Romans entered battle carrying amulets of sardonyx engraved with Mars, the god of war. This was believed to bestow courage in battle. In Renaissance Europe, wearing sardonyx was believed to bestow eloquence. A traditional Persian belief is that it helped with epilepsy. Sardonyx was traditionally used by English midwives to ease childbirth by laying it between the breasts of the mother.Uses:Onyx has a long history of use for hard-stone carving and jewellery, where it is usually cut as a cabochon or into beads. It has also been used for intaglio and hard-stone cameo engraved gems, where the bands make the image contrast with the ground. Some onyx is natural but much of the material in commerce is produced by the staining of agate.Onyx was used in Egypt as early as the Second Dynasty to make bowls and other pottery items. Use of sardonyx appears in the art of Minoan Crete, notably from the archaeological recoveries at Knossos.Brazilian green onyx was often used as plinths for art deco sculptures created in the 1920s and 1930s. The German sculptor Ferdinand Preiss used Brazilian green onyx for the base on the majority of his chryselephantine sculptures. Green onyx was also used for trays and pin dishes – produced mainly in Austria – often with small bronze animals or figures attached.Onyx is mentioned in the Bible many times. Sardonyx (onyx in which white layers alternate with Sard - a brownish colour) is mentioned in the Bible as well.Onyx was known to the Ancient Greeks and Romans. The first-century naturalist Pliny the Elder described both type of onyx and various artificial treatment techniques in his Naturalis Historia. FREE UK DELIVERY - See below Dimensions: Height: 5 inches, 130mmLength: 39.5 inches, 1000mmWidth: 9 inches, 230mmApproximate weight: 10 Kg Type: CaC03 Layered travertine.Category: Chalcedony variety Origin: Mexico.Mexican Onyx Age: Undetermined, between 52,000 to 5,000 years ago.Mohs scale of hardness: 6.5 to 7.Crystal system: Trigonal Postage Info:PLEASE NB; we only deliver free to the MAINLAND UK only for standard area, some regions will require postal charge added to purchase price. Additional postage fees will be eligible to the following areas; the Scottish Highlands, Isles, Islands, North & Southern Ireland. All other isles off the mainland may also be subject to surcharges. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us for a quote before placing your order if you are in any doubt. Unfortunately, we may have to cancel orders where the appropriate shipping charge has not been applied. The rule only applies if posting abroad or outside of the mainland UK and depending on your location.
Price: 1885 GBP
Location: Heswall
End Time: 2024-09-30T16:11:51.000Z
Shipping Cost: 24.99 GBP
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Sub-Type: Onyx
Type: Minerals/ Crystals
Shape: Natural
Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
Finish: Polished
