A FINE EXAMPLE OF DESERT GLASS FROM THE IMPACT OF AN ASTEROID ON EARTH

Lot 42
25.10.2022 14:00UTC +00:00
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 832507
Lot 42 | A FINE EXAMPLE OF DESERT GLASS FROM THE IMPACT OF AN ASTEROID ON EARTH
Estimate value
£ 1 000 – 1 500
A complete specimen of lemon-flesh-yellow Libyan Desert Glass, a natural glass formed from melted sand during an asteroid impact. A pronounced scalloping along the contours, the surfaces with striations and grooves as a result of epochs of sandblasting by desert winds.
31/4 x 13/4 x 1in. (8.5 x 4.3 x 2.4cm.)
58g.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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