Roma, Italy
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10 Febbraio 2022 dalle ore 15:00 CET
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LOT 11:
STAR DUST FRAGMENT (SILICA GLASS).
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Sold for: €550
Price including buyer’s premium:
€
682
Start price:
€
550
Estimated price :
€1,000 - €1,200
Buyer's Premium: 24%
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STAR DUST FRAGMENT (SILICA GLASS).
Rare glass fragment from the Libyan desert mounted on an ancient base. The controversial story that still questions the scientific community describes this material as a "foreign body from planet Earth". This would indicate that it is of meteoritic origin. A breastplate found in TUTANKAMON's tomb contains a scarab engraved in this desert glass. The story tells how happy the pharaoh was to see the impact of a meteorite in Egypt, considering it as a gift from the gods. As a result, he recovered the meteorite and all the fragments of its trail. 280 mm.
