Shell in mother-of-pearl, top quality Collectible shell - Turbo Sarmaticus (Linnaeus, C., 1758) - Height: 90 mm - Width: 81 mm- 73 g

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Holds a master’s in chemistry with 25 years’ experience in minerals consulting.

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This top quality mother-of-pearl shell from Madagascar, Turbo Sarmaticus, is a sizeable specimen polished to reveal its rainbow colors.

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Description from the seller

Stunning shell with mother-of-pearl from the species Turbo Sarmaticum, originating from Madagascar.
This top-quality shell is huge for the species.
Its outer shell has been polished to highlight the fantastic colors of mother-of-pearl.
Alternation of orange and brown colors creates fantastic designs on mother-of-pearl, highlighting its rainbow-like iridescence.

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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Stunning shell with mother-of-pearl from the species Turbo Sarmaticum, originating from Madagascar.
This top-quality shell is huge for the species.
Its outer shell has been polished to highlight the fantastic colors of mother-of-pearl.
Alternation of orange and brown colors creates fantastic designs on mother-of-pearl, highlighting its rainbow-like iridescence.

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
Shell in mother-of-pearl, top quality
Mineral Form
Collectible shell - Turbo Sarmaticus (Linnaeus, C., 1758)
Weight
73 g
Country of Origin
Madagascar
Height
90 mm
Width
81 mm
Depth
73 mm
ItalyVerified
12065
Objects sold
98.55%
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