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THBRare Fossilized European Canis Lupus Wolf Skull
Lot 119
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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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Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Viking, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Central Europe, Gravel Deposit, Late Pleistocene, ca. 50,000 to 10,000 years ago. A very rare opportunity to acquire a spectacular Ice Age in superb condition! Dredged from a river gravel deposit and discovered at the same depth as woolly rhinoceros, mammoth, and megaloceros fossils, this skull was found as shown. Due to the fragile nature of fossil canid skulls, they are extremely uncommon to be found this intact! Missing only the end of the nasal, this remarkably well-preserved example has no repair. Both zygomatic arches are complete and the teeth that are still present are all original and still attached to the skull when found. The surface exhibits a warm orange hue, and this color runs deep into the tooth enamel and teeth roots, not white like modern fossil skulls show (aside from cave fossils). If you are building a display collection of all the Ice Age megafauna of Europe, finding a fossil skull of a wolf from European deposits, can be a lifetime search if this rare opportunity is missed. Size: 7.25" L x 4.25" W (18.4 cm x 10.8 cm)
This fossil skull was found several decades ago when primitive crane and bucked dredge equipment was used in Central Europe. In over the past decade, this equipment has been replaced with large modern suction dredges that pulverize and destroy any fossils coincidentally found in the gravel mines. Therefore, finding any new specimens has been impossible due to this technological change, making these older collection fossils increasingly rare and valuable!
Provenance: ex-private German Collection formed in the 1980s
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.
#170531Nearly complete upper skull as found. no repair or restoration with original teeth. Excellent preservation.Condition
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