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

Lot 85
26.10.2021 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Vendu
£ 1 625
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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ID 637740
Lot 85 | A FINE EXAMPLE OF DESERT GLASS FROM THE IMPACT OF AN ASTEROID ON EARTH
Valeur estimée
£ 2 000 – 3 000
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.
21/2 x 13/4 x 1in. (6.2 x 4.2 x 2.1cm.)
48g.
Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
Royaume-Uni
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12.10.2021 – 26.10.2021
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