Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" faience The portico is supported by

The portico is supported by six Corinthian columns and high above stand the statues of Moses

The skeleton is a literal symbol of death/mortality

It's decorated with a ruby

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Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" faience The portico is supported byDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A fantastic antique pietra dura panel, set into gorgeous rococo style frame. Pietra Dura precisely cut hardstones with a carefully chosen colour palette which are arranged to form a pattern or image, typically set within a panel of black marble or onyx, and then polished and buffed to a high shine. The stone inlay work is so finely crafted, that it often looks like a painting. This quality usually makes pietra dura more