Description:

North America, ca. millions of years old. A gorgeous sterling silver bracelet studded with 7 large bezels containing fossilized marine life: ammonites, urchins, and coral; as well as terrestrial ferns. The bracelet has a toggle clasp that adjusts the size to make this a fully wearable piece of unique prehistoric and silver jewelry! The two ammonites are cut and polished, showing off their inner chambers and classic tight spirals. The echinoderms, better known as sea urchins, have a polished domed shell - the spikes on urchins decay once the creature dies, leaving the domed shell surface bare save for the classic five petal pattern. The red horn coral is cut and polished to reveal the inner sunburst structure, the red coloration due to chalcedony. The 2 terrestrial species are cut from a prehistoric fern, now a fossilized into a gray and striated white, the linear formations are part of the plant's fronds. Size of bracelet: 8.125" L (20.6 cm); coral: 1.125" L x 0.875" W (2.9 cm x 2.2 cm); silver quality: 92.5%; weight: 56.4 grams

Provenance: ex-Sedona, Arizona, USA collection

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#174570

  • Condition: Wearable as shown and constructed in modern times. Marine fossils are cut and polished, and all are intact and excellent.

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