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LOT 2603
Natural History - Early Human Skull Replica
8 in. (1.19 kg, 20.1 cm).
Australopithecus Africanus cranium skull with hand-painted finish. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Australopithecus africanus is an extinct South African species of australopithecine which lived circa 3.3-2.1 million years ago in the Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene. Australopithecus, means ‘southern ape’. It is based on ‘australo’, a Latin word meaning ‘southern’ and ‘pithecus’, a Greek word meaning ‘ape’. The females grew to about 110 centimetres in height and males were slightly taller at about 135 centimetres.
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a cut and polished agate slice, collection number 395; jasper slice from Stone Canyon, near Coalinga, California, USA, collection number 289; a cut section of sandstone nodule, collection number 227. 1.62 kg total, 15.2-17 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a Goniatite sp. and an Orthoceras sp. set on a textured freestanding matrix. 935 grams, 15.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Herkimer Diamond' Quartz Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A very clear, gem-quality variety of quartz exhibiting hexagonal symmetry, collection number 629; purchased for £31.00 from Harrods, Knightsbridge in 1987, with an old Harrods label and invoice. 8.3 grams, 25 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
