Set of Three Prehistoric Ammonite

Set of six polychromed figures depicting the processions of holy week in Valencia, Spain All the sculptures signed by the ceramist Antonio Peiró.

‘Desert Rose’ selenite crystal Formation desert roses are crystal clusters formed of gypsum barite and sand. It can take nature up to hundreds of th...

White Rock Crystal Geode Natural Specimen Sculpture its divided into two parts.

Pair of blue swans in Murano.

Wicker duck from with an intricate woven wicker structure and highlighted with wood wings and a sculpted bill and feet.

This beautiful statue of Christ was crafted in Spain, circa 1900. The statue features the religious figure standing in a traditional seating pose a...

This Prehistoric fossilized ammonite is likely from Madagascar and thousands of years old. This fossil is free standing and could be used as a unique design element as a natural specimen...

Prehistoric ammonite fossil.

Three Flint cores or 'Livres de Beurre' Late Neolithic, 3rd millennium B.C. Flint With their rugged forms and deep golden-caramel exteriors, these exceptional ‘livres de beurre’ (‘pounds of butter’) represent remarkable artefacts from Late Neolithic France. These objects, local to Grand-Pressigny, are named for their resemblance to the slabs of artisanal butter produced in the region. These objects are in fact flint cores; the stones from which long, sharp sherds were flaked, to be crafted into blades and daggers, leaving behind the sloping ridges that run along their surfaces, lending these objects a wonderfully tactile quality that calls to mind Jean Genet’s words, describing the works of Giacometti - they are ‘sculptures for the blind.’ Despite their utilitarian purpose, and the almost accidental way in which these flint cores were made, in pieces like this we catch a glimpse of the playful aesthetic sensibility of the Neolithic artisans, in their bold symmetric silhouettes, and in the rich, marbled colour for which these particular stones from Grand Pressigny were chosen, to be mined in the region and sent to workshops all over Western Europe. Unlike other Neolithic tools...

Large Fossilized Ammonites (ten) with a Lucite stand for vertical position.

Prehistoric fossilized ammonite on custom metal base.

Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old Measures: 4 x 3.25 x 0.25 in. / 10 x 8 x 1 cm Height on custom display stands: 6.25 in. / 16 cm An excellent quality split ammonite fossil. We hand pick each set. Ammonites were cephalopods that resembled a squid with a shell. The predatory mollusks had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells...