Lot 1179
14" Long Juvenile Mammoth Tusk. This 14" long wooly mammoth tusk is nearly complete with just a 4" section having been chipped off of one side. Complete Mammuthis primigenius tusks are quite rare and small juvenile tusks are much rarer still. The delicate tips of these small tusks are usually missing. This splendid little tusk has its full tip and it has had its ivory polished, revealing several different shades of brown. These colors resulted from the original white ivory being mineralized over thousands of years with minerals such as vivianite and iron phosphate. This rare little tusk was found in the Taymyr Peninsula of Siberian. it is between 30,000 and 100,000 years old. Add $20 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
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