How Italian Coral Jewelry is Made – Laura Morelli: Art History, Art Historical Fiction, Authentic Travel

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In the Mediterranean Sea, the most desirable red coral, Corallum rubrum, grows between ten and three hundred meters below the surface. It does not make up part of a reef system, but rather grows in clusters along the seabed. When harvested, the shrub-like organism is composed of reddish skeletal branches covered with whitish polyps. As