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THB2 Fossilized Dinosaur Bones & 2 Yukon Gold Flecks
Lot 16
About Seller
Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 28, 2021
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2021-10-28 12:00:00
2021-10-28 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : Fauna, Flora, Stone & Bones - Fall Edition
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/fauna-flora-stone-bones---fall-edition-7768
Join us for a very special early Fall auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one sale you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special early Fall auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one sale you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
North America, Western United States, central Montana, Cretaceous period, 145.5 to 66 million years ago; North America, Yukon / Alaska, ca. millions of years old. This is an interesting collection of 2 natural gold pieces and 2 fossilized dinosaur bones. The first pure gold fleck is from eastern Alaska or Canadian Yukon gold deposits, probably near the Klondike River, and the other gold fleck is within a creamy white quartzite matrix that has been cut and polished to enhance the gold inclusion! The 2 bones are from a Ceratopsidae type of dinosaur, which include the most famous genus, Triceratops. These are phalanges or toe bones, that made up the foot of these large creatures. Looking at our own finger bones certainly helps visualize the massive size of these creatures. Size of largest bone: 2.25" L x 1.25" W (5.7 cm x 3.2 cm); gold fleck: 0.15" L (0.4 cm); case: 1" L x 1" W x 0.8" H (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 2 cm)
Gold was discovered by prospectors along the Klondike River region in the late 19th century, resulting in the Klondike Gold Rush from 1897 to 1898. Approximately 100,000 hopeful miners took flight to the Yukon and Alaskan wilderness, less than half made it to the area, only a few thousand even found gold, and a few hundred profited from their discoveries. Imaginably, the few that found gold probably only found flecks of this size!
Provenance: private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA
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.
#160010Both bones have natural stable fissures and pitting from fossilization process. Dark brown coloration. One gold fleck is pure gold and displayed in modern acrylic case. The other gold piece is in a cut and polished stone matrix and displayed in a case.Condition
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