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The translucent milky white egg was the last Easter present Tsarina Maria
Feodorovna would receive from her beloved husband, who died eight months
later. The agate stone creates a breathtaking shell against which a
jeweled and enameled trellis of decorative motifs shimmers. Chased gold
lions on either end guard the precious treasure, but what the Tsarina
would find inside is a mystery since the whereabouts and nature of the
egg's surprise are unknown.
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