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An English Woolly Mammoth Tusk
Lot 4

An English Woolly Mammoth Tusk

SUTTON COURTENAY, OXFORDSHIRE

Closed8 October 2014

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GBP 30,000

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An English Woolly Mammoth Tusk
Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire
from the Devensian, (circa 20,000 ya). The tusk of a Mammuthus primigenius, 77 inches long from tip to root, mounted on wooden stand
39in. (99cm.) high on stand

From a private quarry

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 incredible 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.