Artemis Gallery
Enormous Alaskan Mammoth Tusk
Product Description
North America, found near Ester, Alaska, Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age), ca. 35,000 years ago. An absolutely stunning and enormous, complete mammoth tusk with a characteristic curving, twisting form. It has fossilized into a striated beige color.
While mammoths survived until ca. 5600 years ago on remote Alaskan islands, those animals had begun to shrink in size as the climate warmed from the end of the Ice Age ca. 10,000 years ago. A tusk of this size comes from deep within the Pleistocene, when the northern hemisphere was dominated by massive ice sheets drained by enormous glacial rivers and lakes. Imagine encountering this animal on an Ice Age steppe, towering up to 13 feet at the shoulder and weighing up to 12 tons, with this tusk and its partner rising in an upward curve from their jaw. Imagine the strength the animal's neck must have had just to hold up these massive teeth!
Cracks as a result of weathering and losses at tips as shown, with some splintering of the surface and small losses of upper layers of the fossilized surface. However, the tusk is very stable, and does not seem in danger of further fracturing or losses if well cared for.
Product Details
- Materials
Stone
- Measurements
5"L x 52"W x 35"H
- OriginUnited States
— Includes Certificate Of Authenticity
Shipping Information
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Shipping AvailabilityContiguous United States
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Shipping PolicyWhite Glove Delivery
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White Glove Charges$199.00 first item / $199.00 each additional ?White glove service includes delivery into the room of choice with removal of packaging. White glove service does NOT include assembly IF the item requires it.
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Ship In2-3 weeks ⓘ
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Return PolicyFinal sale, not eligible for return or cancellation
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