FOSSIL FISH CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF SWALLOWING ANOTHER

Lot 67
24.05.2023 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 3 024
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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ID 966765
Lot 67 | FOSSIL FISH CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF SWALLOWING ANOTHER
Valeur estimée
£ 3 000 – 5 000
From the Eocene (circa 50 million years ago), a 61/2-inch specimen, showing strong definition to the body and fins of two fish, preserved in the act of one consuming the other, a tail protruding several inches out of the larger fish's mouth, both specimens prepped in cut matrix.

specimen: 11/8 x 61/2in. (3 x 16.5cm.)
in matrix: 51/8 x 10 x 1/2in. (13 x 25.5 x 1.4cm.)
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