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A mantis was sealed in 100 million-year-old amber. The details of compound eyes, hands, feet and body are well preserved. Other recent auctions have an adult praying mantis with a starting price of $11,000. In Burmese amber, the probability of a praying mantis appearing lower than Odonata. 

Period: Cretaceous (100 million years old)
Location: Hukawng Valley, Myanmar
Size: Amber 35*22*4 mm 



Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years) - Myanmar

Amber - Mantis in amber - 35 mm - 22 mm

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Fossil plate matrix

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Fossilised tusk

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Material

Silver

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Resin

Gender

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Condition

Natural

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Good condition

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Composed

Excellent condition - barely used with minimal signs of wear

As new - unused

Cast

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

Excellent condition

Very good condition - slightly used with small signs of wear

Period

Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years)

Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

Devonian (419.2 - 358.9 million years)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

Jurassic (201.3 - 145 million years)

Jurassic, Lower (201.3 - 174.1 million years)

Jurassic, Upper (163.5 - 145 million years)

Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)

Triassic (251.9 - 201.3 million years)

Ordovician (485.4 - 443.8 million years)

Devonian, Middle (393.3 - 382.7 million years)

Neogene (23.03 - 2.58 million years)

Jurassic, Middle (174.1 - 163.5 million years)

Paleogene (66 - 23.03 million years)

Neogene, Pliocene (5.33 - 2.58 million years)

Triassic, Lower (251.9 - 247.2 million years)

Triassic, Upper (237 - 201.3 million years)

Paleogene, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.03 million years)

Ordovician, Upper (458.4 - 443.8 million years)

Quaternary (2.58 - 0 million years)

Cambrian (541 - 485.4 million years)

Triassic, Middle (247.2 - 237 million years)

Devonian, Lower (419.2 - 393.3 million years)

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Freshwater cultured pearl

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Paleolithic

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Amethyst

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Freeform

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Berbère

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Pearl surface quality

Clean

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58 (EU) / 18 (IT) / 8 ¼ (US)

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After 2000

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1400-1900

Treatment

Conserved

Polished

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