Rostre/ Narwhal Tooth, 20th century, Greenland

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Rostre/ Narwhal Tooth, 20th century, Greenland

Name: Rostre/ Narwhal Tooth, 20th century, Greenland
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: AR05DA21RN
Price: 9800 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

By Gallery Delavigne

Period 20th century

Style Renaissance style

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Galerie Delavigne

78220 Viroflay

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Description

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- 20th-century Narwhal rose, country of origin: Greenland

This rostrum comes from a Narwhal, a cetacean living in the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean that is rarely seen and known scientifically as "Monodon monoceros". The male of this species has a single tusk, a modified upper left incisor tooth. This helical tusk describes a left-turning spiral that can reach up to seven meters in length. This long, twisted tusk has been the stuff of legend for centuries, and became a staple of curiosity cabinets during the Renaissance. Nicknamed the "unicorn of the seas", the Narwhal was seen as an animal endowed with magical powers, and many virtues were attributed to its tusk.

- Weight: 2.5 kg, length: 153 cm. Base sold separately.

-Bottom part cracked over approx. 10 cm (see photo).

- Specimen authorized for sale in the EU by the Danish Ministry of the Environment (H.S Code: 9705.10.00).

Ref: AR05DA21RN

Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Renaissance style (Objects of curiosity of Renaissance style Style)
Period	20th century (Objects of curiosity 20th century)
Country of origin	Greenland
Height (cm)	153