A SPLIT PYRITIZED AMMONITE

Lot 118
25.10.2022 14:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 832583
Lot 118 | A SPLIT PYRITIZED AMMONITE
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
The 12-inch specimen of Speetoniceras sp. from the Jurassic (201-145 million years ago) split and polished to reveal internal chambers, some naturally filled with a bright yellow and orange calcite others lined with pyrite, surrounded by lustrous pyrite lines, the reverse sealed.
each 12 x 10 x 2in. (30.5 x 25 x 4.5cm.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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