Cairn of Gavrinis — ceramic art tile

Cairn of Gavrinis

Keepsake · 2 in / Glossy / Loose
$22.00
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Cairn of Gavrinis — ceramic art tile
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — ceramic art tile
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — front
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — scale
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — gifting
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — grouping
  • Above the bench, in a warm oak surround.
  • Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.
  • Above the linens, in a slim black surround.
  • On the nightstand, on a light oak stand.
  • On a picture ledge, where the light comes in.
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — ceramic art tile
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — front
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — scale
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — gifting
  • Cairn of Gavrinis — grouping
  • Above the bench, in a warm oak surround.
  • Beside the kettle, propped on the counter.
  • Above the linens, in a slim black surround.
  • On the nightstand, on a light oak stand.
  • On a picture ledge, where the light comes in.
Cairn of Gavrinis

Cairn of Gavrinis

$22.00
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A passage tomb on a small island in the Gulf of Morbihan, reached only by boat from the port of Larmor-Baden. Twenty-three of the twenty-nine stones lining the corridor and chamber are covered in carved arcs, spirals, axe-heads, and serpentine lines — among the most elaborate megalithic art in Europe. The cairn was raised around 3500 BCE, when Gavrinis was still a hilltop on the mainland; the post-glacial sea rose later and left the tomb on its island. Rediscovered in 1832, the chamber is open in season for guided visits of about half an hour. Newgrange in Ireland is the closest cousin we know of.

*from the studio*

Slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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