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Description : Ancient Seas, North America, ca. 400 to 50 million years ago. This is an amazing pendant that is a fossilized ammonite, polished and carved into a humanoid profile and set in a sterling silver bezel. The ammonite has a naturally spiraling shell, the wider chamber opening is relief carved with sharp cheek bones, delicate nose, and a curled brow. The rest of the spiraling chamber curls back from the brow, as if the head had sprouted ram horns, and the terminal tips have some nice iridescence! The other side is uncarved and shows off the internal chambers and crystalline structures. The name ammonite came from Pliny the Elder after the Egyptian god Ammon, who was typically depicted wearing ram's horns that Pliny thought these fossils resembled. It is likely this face is a modern imagining of this ancient deity, fittingly made from his namesake! The shell is set in a sterling sawtooth bezel with a bail that is strung on a cord as a unique wearable necklace. Size (pendant): 1.5 Diameter (3.8 cm), (cord): 21 L (53.3 cm), silver quality: 95.6%, total weight: 10.8 grams Provenance: private Superior, Colorado, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #167311
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Estimate (low-high) : 600 USD-900 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 148
Title : Fossilized Ammonite Pendant
Condition report : Ammonite is cut and polished and set in a modern bezel and wearable on a modern cord. Minor signs of previous use, and slight bending to bezel. Intact and very good.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : It's a Small World | Diminutive Artifacts
Sale date : 11 Nov 2021 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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