Description:

Western Europe, Germany, Leeheim, Rhine River Deposit, Pleistocene to early Holocene, ca. 250,000 to 10,000 years ago. This partial skull of a prehistoric steppe bison includes part of the original horn cores and bears a sticker label in German providing basic details such as species, epoch, and find site. The skull was likely dredged from a gravel pit near Leeheim, possibly in 1994. The steppe bison, also known as steppe wisent, roamed vast territories from the British Isles and mainland Europe to Asia, crossing into North America via the Bering Strait. This fossil probably dates from the last Ice Age, a period when Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons hunted these massive animals, often immortalizing their importance in cave paintings. Size: 34.5" L x 12" W x 12" H (87.6 cm x 30.5 cm x 30.5 cm)

Provenance: private Owen collection, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA, acquired in the 1990s from a US-based dealer

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#189790

  • Condition: Large fragment of the upper half of skull as shown. Horn cores are restored and repaired with new material added. The darker surface of the left tip and base of right horn indicates the new material. Approximately 50% or more of horns are original material. A few chips to modern infill. The skull bone is entirely original material, and covered with a clear stabilizing coating.

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