Tuesday, April 24, 2012

27. The old man


Agatized Sea Shell
The upper part is the agatized sea shell
Finaly a new update after almost one year of silence.
Here we have a very nice piece and very strange!
This is an agatized sea shell (sort of - upper part) with a strange lower part:
There is one hole on the center that represents an eye,
and two noses on each side.
You can turn the piece left or right and a new profil appears.
Very interesting art !


The lower part is the effigy of an old man (click to magnify)


Size: ~11.5cm
Material: Fossil
Restored: A little (Lower part polished).
Provenance: Mojave Desert (California part), USA
Estimated period: Upper Paleolithic (carving)

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