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THB3 Fossilized Matrices of Knightia, Viper Fish, & Prawn
Lot 16
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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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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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North America, Wyoming, Warfield Springs, Green River Formation, Eocene Period, ca. 56 to 33.9 million years ago; Near East, Lebanon, Hajoula, Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago. A fabulous collection of three stone matrices, each containing a fossilized skeleton of ancient sea creatures! The first is a rectangular matrix with an extinct species of viper fish, Eurypholis boissieri, displayed in the center. The fish has a slightly gaping mouth revealing the needle teeth. The next matrix has two fish, Armigatus brevissimus, and an extinct prawn known as Carpopenaeus callirostris. This species of Carpopenaeus is only found in the Hadjoula and Maifouk outcrops in Lebanon. Last is a fossil containing a Knightia fish and a larger Diplomystus species of fish. These creatures have all developed a caramel brown hue during the fossilization process, and their spines, fins, and the distinctive curved line of the operculum gill cover, are well preserved! Size of largest matrix: 8.75" L x 4.75" W (22.2 cm x 12.1 cm); smallest: 5" L x 3.25" W (12.7 cm x 8.3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010
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, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#164100Loss to corner of matrix with shrimp fossil as shown. Chips and losses to corners of matrices of the other two. Prawn is highlighted with pigments on antennae to contrast with matrix. Great preservation of all fossils!Condition
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