A LARGE SLICE OF PETRIFIED WOOD

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£ 12 000
Auction dateClassic
24.05.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 966712
Lot 14 | A LARGE SLICE OF PETRIFIED WOOD
Araucarioxylon arizonicum from the Triassic (circa 225 million years ago) sliced longitudinally and polished to reveal a rainbow of colours. Ideal for a tabletop or wall mounting presentation. The particularity of this piece is that in the process of fossilisation a cavity has been naturally filled by a crystallisation.

413/8 x 247/8 x 23/8in. (105 x 63 x 6cm.)
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