PLACE REPRESENTED: Mauritius

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: The coat of arms of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean which most of the colonial Imperialist nations had a history with (the Dutch, French and English all ruled before independence in 1968). The coat or arms has, in the lower left quarter, a key and on the right-hand side a white star, which are referred to in the Latin motto “Stella Clavisque Maris Indici” meaning “Star and Key of the Indian Ocean”.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 13cm diameter