Auction 81
ODDITIES, CURIOSITIES & WONDERS
Oct 8, 2020
Italy
Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
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- The lots are definitely awarded in the saleroom on the 8th october 2020 from 5:00 pm CEST at Bertolami Fine Arts in Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Rome.
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LOT 19:
CRYSTALLIZED ARIES HEAD
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Sold for: €4,000
Start price:
€
2,800
Auction house commission:
25%
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CRYSTALLIZED ARIES HEAD
This skull was found about twenty years ago in a mine near a salt lake in Queensland. Over the course of more than a century, the proximity of an environment rich in minerals favored the natural formation of a crystalline surface of selenite. The word "selenite" derives from the ancient Greek σελήνη (selene) which means Moon. It is one of the most common minerals on Earth, recently discovered also on Mars. Some shamans used this stone, which was believed to give off a mystical light, to celebrate various healing rituals. This type of crystalline formation represents a rare and wonderful phenomenon. 60 X 31 X 20 cm.
