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THBMoon / Lunar Feldspathic Brecchia Fragment, NWA (11273)
Lot 139
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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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- Lot Description
Northwestern Africa, Algeria, Tindouf, (11273), ca. 2017 CE. This rock is out of this world, literally, of a piece of the moon, lunar feldspathic breccia! When meteorites strike the moon, fragments blasted off the surface will sometimes fall to earth, known as lunar meteorites! This slice is a fragment from a larger rock that scattered into pieces upon impact. This rock has a gray and white mottled surface that looks like the gray dusty, landscape of that otherworld. One face has been polished to show off the colorations. It was not until 1982, when a scientist compared a meteorite that seemed unusual in its composition to rocks brough back from the moon by Apollo mission, that the link was established that these earth finds had indeed originated on the moon! This lunar breccia is scientifically important and provides a sample from areas of the moon yet untraveled. Size of stone: 2.3" L x 1" W (5.8 cm x 2.5 cm); case: 3.25" L x 4.25" W (8.3 cm x 10.8 cm); weight: 13.25 grams
For more information on this Northwest Africa (11273) find site, please see the Meteoritical Society website.
Provenance: ex-Blaine Reed Meteorites, Delta, Colorado, 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.
#167717Fragment of a larger piece. One face is polished. Displayed in Modern Riker case.Condition
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