RARE LUNAR SPHERE — NWA 11444

Lot 22
26.05.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 10 080
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 22 | RARE LUNAR SPHERE — NWA 11444
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
The sphere composed of fragments of olivine, pigeonite, augite, ilmenite and signature white anorthite naturally cemented together by what was a melt of lunar regolith and other crushed rock. The curved face of this sphere reveals a number of inclusions, the result of the ongoing bombardment to which the Moon’s surface was exposed prior to the collision responsible for launching this rock to Earth. Modern fashioning.12/3in (4cm.) diameter91g.
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