With the arrival of every season comes a time for regeneration, rebirth, prosperity, and hope...there is no better symbol for these things than the Egg. This egg is slip-cast from pure white clay in the same dimensions and smooth texture as a real egg, making it quite the little piece of "trompe-l'œil." It is hand stamped in black ink with HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL, a line from Alexander Pope's 1733 writings titled "An Essay on Man".This mini sculpture is beautiful on a dining table, desk, or nightstand, with or without its nest, or gathered in a bowl with several other eggs.