Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving

PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.

3 in. (102 grams, 76 mm).

Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.

CONDITION

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LOT 2219