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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Candelabra, museum number 3-30644, described as Tree of Life; ceramic, painted throughout in terracotta, black, pale grey, dark grey, pale yellow, white. features Adam and Eve and the snake at the center of the tree. God at the apex with 3 doves above his head and sun to his left and moon to his right and sitting birds below each. below God is the Archangel Michael (defender of heaven), beside whom are 2 angel's heads with wings. 6 (4 large, 2 small) doves form a square around Adam/Eve/snake. 9 "apples" are mounted on wires and distributed about the interior of the tree. a very large and elaborate blossom is featured at the bottom of the tree. tree is surrounded by 6 rosettes with yellow centers and 12 leaves. 4 highly decorated leaves separate the upper from the mid and lower sections of the tree. base has a small elephant and giraffe in front of the trunk. molded on back of base if a palm tree with "ALC" and "Metepec" inscribed at base of trunk.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Candelabra, museum number 3-30643, described as Tree of Life; ceramic, features Adam and Eve (pale pink with dark hair) with snake (brown & white) twining up tree; 7 yellow, purple, fuchsia & dark blue rosettes decorate around the outside. 16 border leaves (fuchsia, aqua, yellow hi-lighted with gold), 10 interior leaves (aqua hi-lighted with gold) and 22 fuchsia "apples" mounted on wire "stems" surround the figures; 4 white birds with gold feathers are located on the 4 corners of the tree. tree itself is painted fuchsia; base is dark blue/purple; both hi-lighted with gold. holds 5 candles.