First Quality Fossil Specimen - Perisphinctes Ammonite - Refined Wood and Brass Base - Fossil fragment - 260 mm - 230 mm

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This well-preserved first-quality ammonite specimen from the Cretaceous period is mounted on an Italian handcrafted wood and brass base, ideal for collection or display in a Wunderkammer.

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Description from the seller

A large professionally prepared and mounted Douvilleiceras ammonite fossil on a decorative base.
Thanks to the special pedestal, it can be displayed prominently in any corner of the house or kept in one's Wunderkammer.
A collectible and decorative piece with undeniable charm, both ornamentally and collectible.

Ammonite Dimension: 230 x 190 x 80 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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A large professionally prepared and mounted Douvilleiceras ammonite fossil on a decorative base.
Thanks to the special pedestal, it can be displayed prominently in any corner of the house or kept in one's Wunderkammer.
A collectible and decorative piece with undeniable charm, both ornamentally and collectible.

Ammonite Dimension: 230 x 190 x 80 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

Specimen
First Quality Fossil Specimen - Perisphinctes Ammonite - Refined Wood and Brass Base
Country of Origin
Italian Handmade Base - Madagascar
Geological Period
Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)
Condition
Natural
Weight
5005 g
Height
260 mm
Width
230 mm
Depth
110 mm
ItalyVerified
12061
Objects sold
98.55%
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