Cave Bear Fossil Upper Jaw Section

PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 30,000 B.P.

7 1/4 in. (128 grams, 18.5 cm).

Upper mandible of the cave bear Ursus spelaeus with two large molar teeth in place. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, Specialist Collector.

Footnotes

The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.

CONDITION

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LOT 2432