Lot 772
Mammoth Tusk. Complete tusks from a wooly mammoth Mammuthis primigenius are rare. This fairly large 29 inch long 2.75 inch diameter tusk is mostly complete with an excellent tip and just missing a small section that went into the jaw. The ivory itself is very solid with just a section near the center of both sides that has some light cracking in the outer ivory layer. It has been lightly polished revealing chocolate brown, beige and black colored ivory with a solid cream colored ivory core. These colors result from the original white ivory being mineralized over thousands of years with minerals such as vivianite and iron phosphate. This excellent quality tusk was found in the Taymyr Peninsula of Siberia and is between 30,000 and 100,000 years old. Most recovered Mammoth ivory is just broken pieces unlike this over 2 foot long curved exceptional quality tusk. The only ivory that can be legally sold is fossil ivory.
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Estimated Value $900 - 1,400.
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| Realized $1,680 |
