Malachite Box

Carved malachite that has been expertly matched to create a seemless flow from panel to panel.  

Diameter: 62mm

Height: 29mm

Interior depth: 12mm

In ancient Egypt the colour green (wadj) was associated with death and the power of resurrection as well as new life and fertility. Ancient Egyptians believed that the afterlife contained an eternal paradise, referred to as the ‘Field of Malachite’, which resembled their lives but with no pain or suffering.

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