Lot 830
Ammonite Sculpture, Ammonites were cephalopods that looked liked a squid in a spiral shaped shell. This esthetic 11 x 9 inch sculpture features two 100 million year old caramel colored ammonites, Phylloceras from Sidi Yahya Said, Morocco positioned atop a 8 x 4 inch long brown sandstone base which has a scroll-like pattern. The largest Phylloceras ammonite is 7.5 x 6.25 inches in diameter and the smaller matching ammonite is 4.5 x 3.5 inches. Both ammonites vary slightly in color with darker small crystals within the chambers like the inside of a geode. The walls of some of the chambers (called Septa) have dissolved, leaving the squiggly pattern of the sutures which strengthened the ammonites shell when it was alive. The back side of each ammonite is solid and clearly shows the colorful golden brown suture lines. Photos do not do justice to this exquisitely colorful and ornate ammonite sculpture, which has both natural and esthetic beauty.
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Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500
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| Realized $1,050 |
