Loading, please wait...
LOT 2186
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
24 3/8 in. (142 grams, 62 cm long).
Restrung using polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [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.
LOT 2186
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
-
Natural History - Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some good polished enamel. 53 grams, 69 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Natural History - Boxed Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a pyrite matrix with clusters of light-orange calcite crystals; in a cardboard specimen tray. 363 grams, 87 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Polished to highlight the insect inclusion. 0.43 grams, 18 mm
Property of the vendor's father, thence by descent. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.