Red Onion Ornament

One of the oldest cultivated vegetables, onions were once believed to protect against evil. In Ancient Egypt, the onion symbolized eternity because of its circle within a circle layered structure. In Ancient Greece and Rome, soldiers and athletes ate onions to bring them strength, valor and invincibility. Glass ornament.3" x 2.25" x 1.25". Each figurative glass ornament produced by Old World Christmas is hand crafted in age-old tradition using the same techniques that originated in the 1800's. Molten glass is mouth-blown into finely carved molds. The ornaments are then hand-painted and glittered.