25th Nov, 2023 12:00
Islamic, Indian and Asian Art
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Impressive Carved Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tusk on Custom Stand
Mammuthus primigenius
Pleistocene
Circa 30,000 to 40,000 years old
Fine carving in the Chinese taste covers the majority of the tusk with various traditional emblems of old man playing Go-game, a woman with peaches and a crane bird, coins, Laughing Buddha playing with five children, Magu with deer, Shou-Xing Chinese God of Longevity, a floating Goddess playing guitar and others.
Tusk Length: 92 in. / 233.68 cm.
Thickness: 5.75 in. / 14.6 cm.
46 x 42 x 33 in. / 116.84 x 106.68 x 83.8 cm
Part of the Jamerson J. Wood collection
Following the ban on elephant ivory in 1972, wolly mammoth tusks became a desirable material to use as a medium for fine Chinese carvings.
Mammuthus primigenius
Pleistocene
Circa 30,000 to 40,000 years old
Fine carving in the Chinese taste covers the majority of the tusk with various traditional emblems of old man playing Go-game, a woman with peaches and a crane bird, coins, Laughing Buddha playing with five children, Magu with deer, Shou-Xing Chinese God of Longevity, a floating Goddess playing guitar and others.
Tusk Length: 92 in. / 233.68 cm.
Thickness: 5.75 in. / 14.6 cm.
46 x 42 x 33 in. / 116.84 x 106.68 x 83.8 cm
Part of the Jamerson J. Wood collection
Following the ban on elephant ivory in 1972, wolly mammoth tusks became a desirable material to use as a medium for fine Chinese carvings.
Auction: Islamic, Indian and Asian Art, 25th Nov, 2023
Our upcoming sale of Islamic, Indian & Southeast Asian Art will present an array of objects created over the course of 20 centuries in the middle east, Asia, the Himalayas, and India. Included in the auction are sculptures in bronze and stone, such as an impressive 10th-century sandstone head of Shiva from Uttar Pradesh, India, gilt bronze Buddhas, Indian furniture, miniature paintings and jewellery.
