#59 • 52 lb 7'4" Woolly Mammoth Tusk

Part of October 2023 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $5,300.00

Status: Sold

Category: Natural History

A well-preserved fossilized woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) tusk from the Pleistocene Epoch, better known as the last Ice Age. Tusk demonstrates a range of colors from caramel to darker brown, and has the beginning of an inward twist. Measures approximately 7'4" along the outside curve, 60" tip-to-tip"; tusk weight 52 pounds. Noted as appearing to have an old lacquer finish that enhanced the color, no other noted restoration.