CROSS SECTION OF A PALLASITE METEORITE
SEYMCHAN, SIBERIA, C. 4.5 BILLION YEARS B.P.
£605
Antiquities and African & Oceanic Art
Auction: Antiquities - 31 July 2024 at 2pm
Description
the slice with olivine crystals suspended within the metal matrix and etching
Dimensions
65.05gr
Provenance
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
Footnote
The meteorite that produced this sculpture was formed in the Asteroid Belt around the same time as the birth of our Solar System. It consists of both metal and olivine minerals, the remnant materials of planet forming collisions occurring during this formative period.