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Lot 113
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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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Oct 14, 2021
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Bidsquare : CLEARANCE | Ancient & Ethnographic Art
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Kick off fall with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Starting prices have been reduced Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Kick off fall with our clearance sale featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons & Enamelware, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Starting prices have been reduced Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $450**
Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 1.5 million years ago. A fine set of 3 fossilized teeth from the prehistoric Megalodon shark, one of the most feared hunters of the ancient seas. The first tooth has a lustrous black enamel beneath an uneven root. The second tooth features a khaki-hued enamel with several vertical striations as well as dozens of tactile serrations, a glossy upper enamel with a soil brown hue, and a root that exhibits a chocolate brown color. The largest tooth also has a lustrous black enamel with large, gray sections visible along the verso, and the V-shaped root is of an even form. Size of largest (black enamel): 2.6" W x 3.1" H (6.6 cm x 7.9 cm); 3.4" H (8.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: ex-private Savannah, Georgia, 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.
#159471Enamel of largest tooth repaired from roughly 3 pieces, with expertly executed resurfacing along break lines to make them appear nearly invisible. Loss to one root tip of smaller black tooth as shown. Khaki tooth has small chips to peripheries of enamel and root. All teeth have minor abrasions and light pitting to roots. Nice luster throughout.Condition
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