Designed by Luis Alberto Quispe While large specimens of tektites can be found, to our knowledge the carving of Libyan Desert glass has not been attempted before. The yellowish green color of the material must have suggested the reptilian quality of a frog to the artist—he rests upon a tropical leaf—and the translucency of the material is apparent. Raised on a black onyx stand, length 3 ½ in
Designed by Luis Alberto Quispe While large specimens of tektites can be found, to our knowledge the carving of Libyan Desert glass has not been attempted before. The yellowish green color of the material must have suggested the reptilian quality of a frog to the artist—he rests upon a tropical leaf—and the translucency of the material is apparent. Raised on a black onyx stand, length 3 ½ in
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