Cameo Bowl "Flight of the Icarus"
Cameo Bowl "Flight of the Icarus"
Germany, Idar-Oberstein
The 1970-1980s
Wild, Manfred, Emile Becker firm
Brazilian agate; carving, polishing
Diameter 22.2 cm
Firm mark "EB"; master's mark "M.Wild"
Carved from a single, large rough boulder of Brazilian gray-banded agate,agate natural white layers depict flight of Icarus a darkened sky, while natural white banding was used in the composition to depict clouds.
The bowl have a slightly everted rim that was polished to reveal the fine translucency of the material along the edges.
Инв.4544/ДПИ