"Large Hardwood Medal By Mozart Napoleon III Period 19th Century"
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION IN HARDENED WOOD BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756 / 1791 DIAMETER 11 CM WITH A WEIGHT OF 104 GR THE HARDENED WOOD IS A COMPOSITION FORMED OF ROSEWOOD SAWDUST, OX BLOOD WHOSE ALBUMIN SERVES AS AGGLUTINATOR, BY HEATING AND PRESSURE IN MOLDS AND DIES, THIS RECONSTITUTED WOOD IS BLACK AND MATT OR BROWN COLOR, VERY HIGH DENSITY AND RESISTS THE ACTION OF BOILING WATER, VERY SOLID