African Lion #1 “shumba” Cobalt Shona Stone Sculpture Handmade in Zimbabwe!

A stunning Lion hand carved in Cobalt stone from Zimbabwe. Gallery retail on this would be over $600. A beautiful stone often purple in colouration with a variation of yellow and white markings and strips throughout. Can often have brown/orange markings. Cobalt is a brittle, relatively rare hard metal, closely resembling iron and nickel in appearance. It has a hardness of between 5 and 6 on Moh’s scale. Read more about Shona sculpture below and how it is unique to Zimbabwe. Weighs approx. 8 lbs. Measures approx.12 inches long by 7 inches high and 3 inches deep. Thanks for looking and helping to support the artists.