Live Auction 7470Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit Including Collection of a Nobleman Part I
A LARGE DOUBLE CURVED MAMMOTH TUSK
Lot 163

A LARGE DOUBLE CURVED MAMMOTH TUSK

Closed20 November 2012

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GBP 27,500

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A LARGE DOUBLE CURVED MAMMOTH TUSK
from the Devensian (110,000 to 10,000 ya) the tusk from an adult Mammuthus primigenius, 94 inches from tip to root, mounted on fitted stand.
49 in. (125cm.) high on stand

Specialist note

The most well known of the mammoth species, the woolly mammoth was similar in size to the African elephant, but is particularly famous for the incredibly size of its tusks, which could reach up to 16ft (5m) long. It is thought that their tusks were used to clear the snow to reach the vegetation beneath.