Description
The art speaks for itself. Every detail from iris to pupil, feather to feather markings is present in this masterpiece. In this miniature sculpture, the eagle envelopes a proud face while below a wolf looks defiantely foward with it’s human master. The mammoth ivory is a wonderful wood-like tan colour while splashes of green/blue are the result of metal oxides colouring the ivory over the millennia. The back solid silver scroll work is wing like and of high quality hand made construction. The bail is hinged. This is a one-off both in terms of the unique ivory colour and in the skill of the individual carving.
Fossil: Mammoth Ivory Mammuthus primagenius
Age: Pleistocene approximately 12,000 – 25,000 years
Location: Siberia
Metal: Solid 925 Silver
Size: 62mm high x 23mm wide (including bail)
Additional information
Weight | 0.5 kg |
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