We bet you never saw something like that |
This is not only a petrified tooth with the roots and part of the jaw bone...
complete tooth (click to magnify) |
... but also a complex Native American carving and a True Work of Art. It has all the criteria needed to qualify it as a work of wart. Those being, Positive Shapes, Negative Shapes, Implied Lines and Aesthetic Beauty.
Principal face into 4 directions (click to magnify) |
Material: Petrified organism (tooth)
Restored: Yes (was completely covered by gangue).
Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA