Lot 841
Ceratosaurus dinosaur Skull Carved Out of Fossilized Walrus Ivory. This spectacularly detailed dinosaur skull 3 ½"x2½" high has been carved out of fossilized walrus ivory that is between 500-8,000 years old. This fossilized walrus ivory was excavated by Eskimos on the Bering Sea coast and carved by Lee Downey, a California-born artist based in Bali, Indonesia. He is world renowned for his detailed fossil carvings. Ceratosaurus was a large, bipedal, flesh-eating dinosaur with serrated teeth. It lived 150 million years ago in the western United States and was the smaller ancestor of larger predators such as T-Rex. Its most distinguishing features, the horns above its nose and eyes are delicately carved in this spectacularly detailed carving. Also more than 60 sharp bladelike teeth are present in its open jaws giving it a fierce some look. The skull is anatomically correct with all of the holes in the skull being carefully carved and even the tiny pores in the bones have been reproduced in this magnificent, ivory-colored carving. The dinosaur skull is fitted in a black, velvet-lined Balinese cloth-covered box. Add $15 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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