Product code: Set of 10 Large Vintage Italian Alabaster, deals Marble, Stone and Glass Eggs
Baskets of colorful Italian alabaster, marble, and glass adorned homes for decades, from the 1950s through the 1990s. Their beauty is durable over decades, and the polished stones are pleasant to hold and study. This collection is from the 1950s According to tradition, during a dinner with the emperor Tiberius Caesar, Mary Magdalene spoke of Christ's Resurrection. Caesar scoffed at her, saying that a man could rise from the dead no more than the egg in her hand could turn red. Immediately, the egg turned red. Icons of Mary Magdalene sometimes depict her holding a red egg. Eggs are blessed by the priest at the Pascal Vigil and is seen as a symbol of resurrection. Each of these 10 eggs are slightly different in size and shape, as are hens eggs. The eggs are also approximately the size of hens eggs (with some being larger); the smallest is 2.5 tall, the largest is 3.5 tall. 2 are made of glass, the rest are stone. The deals basket is the original but damaged & is included at no charge.
Baskets of colorful Italian alabaster, marble, and glass adorned homes for decades, from the 1950s through the 1990s. Their beauty is durable over decades, and the polished stones are pleasant to hold and study. This collection is from the 1950s According to tradition, during a dinner with the emperor Tiberius Caesar, Mary Magdalene spoke of Christ's Resurrection. Caesar scoffed at her, saying that a man could rise from the dead no more than the egg in her hand could turn red. Immediately, the egg turned red. Icons of Mary Magdalene sometimes depict her holding a red egg. Eggs are blessed by the priest at the Pascal Vigil and is seen as a symbol of resurrection. Each of these 10 eggs are slightly different in size and shape, as are hens eggs. The eggs are also approximately the size of hens eggs (with some being larger); the smallest is 2.5 tall, the largest is 3.5 tall. 2 are made of glass, the rest are stone. The deals basket is the original but damaged & is included at no charge.