Orthoceras Fossil Tower - Sculpture made from a compact fossiliferous rock block - 400 million years - Height: 532 mm - Width: 107 mm- 5533 g
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A vertical sculpture crafted from a solid block of fossiliferous rock containing numerous specimens of Orthoceras, extinct marine cephalopods that lived approximately 400 million years ago, during the Devonian Period. Native to the fossil regions of Morocco, this stone was sculpted and polished by hand following sinuous, slender lines that amplify the verticality of the form and highlight the internal fossil veining.
The visual effect is powerful and sculptural: the fossilized shells, elongated and with clearly visible segments, alternate between deep, glossy blacks and whitish highlights, creating a unique natural contrast. A fossilized witness takes on a new artistic life, becoming a furnishing element that blends contemporary design and geological history.
Each tower is unique, with authentic fossils embedded in the rock matrix and arranged in a natural pattern. The craftsmanship enhances their three-dimensionality, making them a fragment of the ancient sea in any contemporary space.
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.
Translated by Google TranslateA vertical sculpture crafted from a solid block of fossiliferous rock containing numerous specimens of Orthoceras, extinct marine cephalopods that lived approximately 400 million years ago, during the Devonian Period. Native to the fossil regions of Morocco, this stone was sculpted and polished by hand following sinuous, slender lines that amplify the verticality of the form and highlight the internal fossil veining.
The visual effect is powerful and sculptural: the fossilized shells, elongated and with clearly visible segments, alternate between deep, glossy blacks and whitish highlights, creating a unique natural contrast. A fossilized witness takes on a new artistic life, becoming a furnishing element that blends contemporary design and geological history.
Each tower is unique, with authentic fossils embedded in the rock matrix and arranged in a natural pattern. The craftsmanship enhances their three-dimensionality, making them a fragment of the ancient sea in any contemporary space.
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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Mineral Form
Orthoceras Fossil Tower - Sculpture made from a compact fossiliferous rock block - 400 million years
Weight
5533 g
Country of Origin
Morocco
Height
532 mm
Width
107 mm
Depth
70 mm
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