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THBFossilized Alaskan Equus Horse Fore Leg
Lot 6
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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 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, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 200,000 to 10,000 years ago. A wonderful, fossilized leg from a prehistoric species, likely Equus lambei, also known as the Yukon horse. This specimen is probably from the front leg and from the top down contains a cannon bone, long pastern bone, short pastern bone, and the coffin bone which forms the hoof. The bones are professionally prepared in a vertical orientation to show off the interlocking anatomy and display beautiful black and brown hues from the fossilization process. Horses ranged across North American grasslands, traveling in small family herds. The Yukon horse was a slender and relatively small horse - only 4 feet tall (1.2 m), but a nearly direct ancestor to modern day wild horses. Once they died out at the end of the Ice Age, horses were not seen in North America until the Spanish introduction of Equus caballus, modern day horses. Size: 16.5" L x 2.5" W (41.9 cm x 6.4 cm); 17.5" H (44.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Several species of prehistoric horse roamed North America during the Pleistocene: including Equus alaskae, Equus simplicidens, and Equus lambei. The horse played a very important part in the lives of prehistoric humans in both, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons and most probably, Homo erectus. Prehistoric carvings and cave paintings in Europe show the horse well-represented with other Ice Age beasts such as the Woolly Mammoth, Woolly Rhinoceros, Aurochs, Bison and Cave Lion. Prehistoric humans relied on their hide and meat to survive, but it is highly likely that prehistoric humans marveled at the beauty of the horse as we do today, watching the herds roam free.
Provenance: ex-private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA
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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.
#168040Professionally prepared, restored and put together. Corner of coffin bone is repaired with new material. Long pastern bone has a stable fissure vertically down center that has stabilizing infill material. The rest of the bones are intact and have scattered mineral deposits. Visible adhesive within joint areas to connect each bone.Condition
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