OBJETO APOTROPAICO Italy French fruit bowls from the

French fruit bowls from the late 19th century

The slate's non-slip properties make it perfect as a water container

Its harmonious silhouette contrasts with the sturdiness of its structure

making it the main center for this craft in France

OBJETO APOTROPAICO Italy French fruit bowls from theMaterial: 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