Loading, please wait...
LOT 2495
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (121 grams, 71 mm).
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Natural History - Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Each in a rounded sandstone matrix, possibly grasshoppers. 340 grams total, 8-12.7 cm
From the Crato Formation, Brazil. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Two Bags of Rose Quartz Crystal Chunks
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Each labelled bag with a number of pink specimens. 805 grams total, 28-43 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 112 grams, 80 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
