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

Lot 82
24.05.2023 14:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 2 016
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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ID 966780
Lot 82 | A FINE EXAMPLE OF DESERT GLASS FROM THE IMPACT OF AN ASTEROID ON EARTH
Valeur estimée
£ 1 000 – 1 500
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.

31/4 x 3 x 2in. (8.3 x 7.6 x 5cm.)
183g.
Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
Royaume-Uni
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10.05.2023 – 24.05.2023
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