Description:

North America, Alaska, Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 200,000 to 10,000 years ago. A large fossilized ivory fragment from the tusk of a prehistoric woolly mammoth or possibly a mastodon. The layers of the exterior surface of the tusk have developed brown and blue-green coloration, the minerals and chemicals in the environment affect the coloration of the ivory. The outer layers have naturally flaked and been cut in modern times to expose the central core or dentine. The intact cross section also reveals the distinctive crosshatched graining known as Schreger lines that all proboscidean ivory exhibits. Size: 5.75" L x 4.75" Diameter (14.6 cm x 12.1 cm)

Mammoths and mastodons are both extinct relatives of modern elephants, but they differ in their physical characteristics and habitat preferences. Mammoths had curved tusks, and teeth adapted to browse grasses in steppe-tundra, while mastodons had shorter, straight tusks and favored forests for leaf browsing.

This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece is over 100 years old.

Provenance: private Berthoud, Colorado, USA collection

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#187750

  • Condition: Fragment as shown, cut and polished along the cross-sections. Clear protective coating added to the surfaces. Natural fissures and separating of exterior layers as shown.

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