Large Ammonite - Primordial Ocean - Douvilleiceras – Monument of the Ancient Sea - Height: 510 mm - Width: 410 mm- 21.9 kg

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Ruth Garrido Vila
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila

Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.

Estimate  € 2,800 - € 3,100
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€500
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€420
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€400

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Description from the seller

This large ammonite of the species Douvilleiceras, originating from Madagascar, is a fossil, a fragment of primordial ocean solidified in time. Its powerful spiral tells the journey of a cephalopod that prowled the seas of the Cretaceous, more than a hundred million years ago, when the world was populated by titan creatures and the oceans harbored life forms of extraordinary variety. The shell, with its nodular reliefs and compact geometry, embodies the strength of nature that shaped it: not a delicate spiral, but a vigorous architecture, worthy of the stormy seas that hosted it. The sutures incised like geological arabesques, joined to the warm, earthy colors of fossilization, yield an object that is at once natural sculpture and paleontological document. Mounted on a decorative base in wood and metal, this Douvilleiceras is not only a scientific specimen: it becomes the protagonist of a space, capable of transforming into the focal point of a collection, museum, or refined decorative environment. To possess it means guarding a natural monument, a direct witness of distant epochs, when the ocean was the undisputed realm of ammonites. It is an invitation to contemplation and wonder, a fragment of geological time that today offers itself as an eternal work of art, born from the perfect alliance of sea, minerals and time.

Measurements Ammonite: 410 x 380 x 155 mm

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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This large ammonite of the species Douvilleiceras, originating from Madagascar, is a fossil, a fragment of primordial ocean solidified in time. Its powerful spiral tells the journey of a cephalopod that prowled the seas of the Cretaceous, more than a hundred million years ago, when the world was populated by titan creatures and the oceans harbored life forms of extraordinary variety. The shell, with its nodular reliefs and compact geometry, embodies the strength of nature that shaped it: not a delicate spiral, but a vigorous architecture, worthy of the stormy seas that hosted it. The sutures incised like geological arabesques, joined to the warm, earthy colors of fossilization, yield an object that is at once natural sculpture and paleontological document. Mounted on a decorative base in wood and metal, this Douvilleiceras is not only a scientific specimen: it becomes the protagonist of a space, capable of transforming into the focal point of a collection, museum, or refined decorative environment. To possess it means guarding a natural monument, a direct witness of distant epochs, when the ocean was the undisputed realm of ammonites. It is an invitation to contemplation and wonder, a fragment of geological time that today offers itself as an eternal work of art, born from the perfect alliance of sea, minerals and time.

Measurements Ammonite: 410 x 380 x 155 mm

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Details

Main mineral
Large Ammonite - Primordial Ocean -
Mineral form
Douvilleiceras – Monument of the Ancient Sea
Weight
21.9 kg
Country of origin
Madagascar
Height
510 mm
Width
410 mm
Depth
200 mm
ItalyVerified
14138
Objects sold
98.46%
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The seller was informed by Catawiki about documentation requirements and guarantees the following: - the object was legally obtained, - the seller has the right to sell and/or export the object, as relevant, - the seller will provide the necessary provenance information and arrange required documentation and permits/licenses, as applicable and as per local laws, - the seller will notify the buyer of any delays in obtaining permits/licenses. By bidding, you acknowledge that import documentation may be required depending on your country of residence and that obtaining permits/licenses may cause delays in the delivery of your object.

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