Lot 10
Libyan Desert Glass
Sale 1099 - Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities
Nov 10, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$2,000 -
3,000
Lot Description
Libyan Desert Glass
Circa 800,000 years ago
Length 3 1/4 inches (8.3 cm).
This lot is located in Chicago.
Provenance:
Recovered from The Great Sand Sea, Sahara Desert.
Known as impact glass, this chunk of silicate was formed when an asteroid impacted Earth with such force that it liquefied terrestrial particles blasting them into the atmosphere, after which it descended to Earth as glass.
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