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Fossilized Eocene Period Palm Frond Inlaid w/ Fish

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Large 19th C. Indonesian Reclaimed Wood Cart Wheel: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. 19th century CE. A large wooden cartwheel polished from the many miles it has traveled, likely pulled along by oxen. The wood has natural grooves, markings,

0122: Large 19th C. Indonesian Reclaimed Wood Cart WheelEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Iron Kris w/ Brass Jacket: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A nice example of a personal ceremonial dagger called a kris (also keris). The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair of abstract

0123: 19th C. Indonesian Iron Kris w/ Brass JacketEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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19th C. Philippine Ifugao Wood Shield w/ Wicker Braids: **This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding. Southeast Asia, northern Philippines, Ifugao province, ca. late 19th to early 20th

0124: 19th C. Philippine Ifugao Wood Shield w/ Wicker BraidsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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20th C. Burmese Brass Temple Gong w/ Cloth Beater: Southeast Asia, Burma, ca. early 20th century CE. A playable brass gong hanging from a mahogany wood and rope framework, accompanied by a wooden mallet with a fabulous bright orange fabric covering.

0125: 20th C. Burmese Brass Temple Gong w/ Cloth BeaterEst. US$600-US$900

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Ordovician Period Fossilized Trilobites in Matrix: Ancient Seas, North Africa, Morocco, Ordovician period, ca. 478.6 to 443.7 million years ago. A fascinating slab of stone containing prehistoric trilobite fossils - 2 complete animals and partial

0126: Ordovician Period Fossilized Trilobites in MatrixEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Rare Fossilized Ammonite Open Coil Heteromorph: North Africa, Morocco, Mid-Cretaceous period, ca. 112 to 99.6 million years ago. A superb and aesthetically pleasing fossilized heteromorph ammonite, that was fully excavated- apart from some of the

0127: Rare Fossilized Ammonite Open Coil HeteromorphEst. US$1,800-US$2,700

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Large Madagascar Fossilized Sutured Ammonite: East Africa, Madagascar, Jurassic to Cretaceous period, ca. 200 to 66 million years ago. A superb, fossilized ammonite that is fully excavated from the sediment with a lovely ammonitic suture

0128: Large Madagascar Fossilized Sutured AmmoniteEst. US$2,800-US$4,200

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Fossilized Mammoth Bone, Muskox & Bison Horns (3 pcs): North America, Alaska & Canada, Arctic Region, Late Pleistocene to Holocene era, ca. 100,000 years ago to 21st century CE. A fossilized horn core from a North American bison, a fossilized bone

0130: Fossilized Mammoth Bone, Muskox & Bison Horns (3 pcs)Est. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

13 Framed Fossilized Baculite Ammonite Shell Pieces: Ancient Seas, North America, South Dakota, Pennington County, Cheyenne River, Pierre Shale Formation, Cretaceous Period, ca. 83.6 to 72.1 million years ago. A collection of fossilized shell fragments

0131: 13 Framed Fossilized Baculite Ammonite Shell PiecesEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Fossilized Rhinoceros Upper Skull - Subhyracodon: **Originally Listed At $1700** North America, Western United States, South Dakota, Pennington Country, Chadron Formation, Late Eocene, ca. 35 to 34 million years ago. An amazing fossilized upper

0132: Fossilized Rhinoceros Upper Skull - SubhyracodonEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Large Pleistocene Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Tooth: North America, Northwestern United States, Alaska, or Siberia, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 100,000 to 10,000 years ago. An incredible fossilized molar tooth from a prehistoric woolly mammoth. The

0133: Large Pleistocene Fossilized Woolly Mammoth ToothEst. US$600-US$800

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Fossilized Shoal of Knightia Fish / Life Assemblage: North America, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene Period, ca. 53.5 to 48.5 million years ago. An extraordinary shoal of Knightia fish that fossilized together in what is often called a "life

0134: Fossilized Shoal of Knightia Fish / Life AssemblageEst. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

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Fossilized Eocene Period Palm Frond Inlaid w/ Fish: North America, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene Period, ca. 53.5 to 48.5 million years ago. A sandstone matrix of a fossilized palm frond inlaid with 2 prehistoric fish fossils, creating a

0135: Fossilized Eocene Period Palm Frond Inlaid w/ FishEst. US$3,500-US$4,500

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Eocene Fossil Priscacara Fish in Stone Matrix: North America, Western United States, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene, ca. 40 million years ago. A pair of well-preserved overlapping Priscacara fish fossils encased in a stone matrix,

0136: Eocene Fossil Priscacara Fish in Stone MatrixEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth - 5.4": Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. A fossilized tooth from a prehistoric megalodon shark - one of the largest fish species or shark to ever exist!

0137: Fossilized Megalodon Shark Tooth - 5.4"Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Megalodon Tooth - 5-1/4"L: Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. This is a fossilized tooth from a prehistoric megalodon - the largest fish and shark to ever exist! The

0138: Prehistoric Megalodon Tooth - 5-1/4"LEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Fossilized Megalodon Tooth - 5.3" Long: Ancient Seas, Middle Miocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 28 to 2.6 million years ago. A remarkable fossilized tooth from the prehistoric megalodon shark. The root presents in mottled hues of warm

0139: Fossilized Megalodon Tooth - 5.3" LongEst. US$700-US$1,050

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Jurassic Fossilized Dragonfly in Matrix - Mesuropetala: Western Europe, Germany, Eichstatt, Solnhofen (Altmuhltal) Formation, Jurassic period, ca. 183 to 175.6 million years ago. An incredible fossilized prehistoric dragonfly relative in the Mesuropetala

0140: Jurassic Fossilized Dragonfly in Matrix - MesuropetalaEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Fossilized Jurassic Pyritized Ammonite in Shale: Western Europe, Stuttgart, Germany, Holzmaden Black Shale Formation, Jurassic period, ca. 200 million years ago. A massive and exquisitely preserved stone slab that contains a pyritized ammonite

0141: Fossilized Jurassic Pyritized Ammonite in ShaleEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

Fossilized Gazella Gaudryi Skull w/ Horn Cores: **Originally Listed At $2000** Central to East Asia, likely Mongolia or China, Late Miocene to early Pliocene, ca. 11.6 to 1.8 million years ago. A magnificent, fossilized skull from a relative to

0142: Fossilized Gazella Gaudryi Skull w/ Horn CoresEst. US$2,400-US$3,600Lot Passed

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Fossilized Rhinoceros Upper Skull, Sinotherium Lagrelii: Central Asia, Upper Miocene, ca. 11.6 to 3.6 million years ago. A fossilized upper skull from a prehistoric rhinoceros species known as Sinotherium lagrelii, a single horned rhino that had a unique

0143: Fossilized Rhinoceros Upper Skull, Sinotherium LagreliiEst. US$3,000-US$6,000

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Detailed Valdivian Pottery Female, TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Formative Period, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery idol fragment of intriguing feminine form with a slender waistline, sizable breasts, and a

0144: Detailed Valdivian Pottery Female, TL TestedEst. US$600-US$900

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Olmec Terracotta Head, Baby Face: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A pottery head with the characteristic "baby face" facial features, jowly face, downturned mouth, and puffy slit-like

0145: Olmec Terracotta Head, Baby FaceEst. US$600-US$800

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Chorrera Pottery Figure Nude Hermaphrodite: **Originally Listed At $1400** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Chorrera culture, ca. 9th to 4th century BCE. A remarkable pottery figure of a hermaphrodite displaying raised breasts and delineated male

0146: Chorrera Pottery Figure Nude HermaphroditeEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

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