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Description
Sculpture of ortoceras dark in color with a slightly polished finish. Imported from France. Sculpture of ortoceras dark in color with a slightly polished finish. Imported from France.
- Dimensions
- 24ʺW × 12ʺD × 36ʺH
- Styles
- Abstract
- Period
- 15th Century & Earlier
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Stone
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Onyx
- Condition Notes
- ortoceras are extinct "straight-shelled" cephalopods that lived during the Upper Devonian period around 370 million years ago. They lived inside … moreortoceras are extinct "straight-shelled" cephalopods that lived during the Upper Devonian period around 370 million years ago. They lived inside of their shell, had tentacles they could use to grab food and used jet propulsion, squirting water to move. The rock containing them is quarried from Atlas Mountains of Morocco and frequently polished to make decorative items with the fossils visible on the polished surface. less
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