18th century Italian architectural pediment decorated with Chesapecten Jeffersonius shells with barnacles and crystal quartz points. The 18th century architectural pediment originally came from Florence. It is an architectural element found particularly in Classical, Neoclassical and Baroque architecture. The Chescapecten shells are said to be 5 million-years-old.
Size: 20" long x 9.5" wide x 8.5" deep
