ALETAI SPHERE

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£ 4 788
Auction dateClassic
24.05.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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ID 966832
Lot 132 | ALETAI SPHERE
This sphere reveals in three dimensions the beautiful Widmanstätten pattern of the internal structure of the iron-rich Aletai meteorite, a meteorite specimen with naturally jagged surface creating a complex topography, the major phases within comprising kamacite, taenite. Modern cutting, presented on black stand.

diameter: 17/8in. (4.8cm.)
with stand: 47/8in. (12.4cm.) high
1.1kg.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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