A Meteorite Sphere
Sale 1099 - Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities
Nov 10, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$5,000 -
$8,000
Item was unsold
Lot Description
A Meteorite Sphere
Sericho Pallasite, Circa 4.6 billion years ago
Diameter 2 3/4 inches (7 cm).
This lot is located in Chicago.
Provenance:
Officially recovered near Habaswein, Kenya in 2016. Though it was said to have originally been discovered by two brothers in search of their camels decades before.
Like all pallasite meteorites, this extraterrestrial specimen was formed at the mantle-core boundary of an asteroid and dates to the beginning of our solar system. More recently it has been carved into a sphere offering a deeper view into its metallic matrix and honey-colored crystals.
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