"Fossilized Stoup Tridacna Gigas."
shell, rare and precious "Dit clam". These shells were worked (for 11,000 years), carved, polished, owned and traded, in much of Southeast Asia. Melanesian chiefs greatly appreciated these prestigious objects, which were far more durable than objects carved out of wood, to the point of attributing special powers to them. This model measures 37 cm long, 22 cm wide, with a height of 12 cm, weight 3.780 kg end off XIX th. In good general condition.Sale only in France. (See Wasington regulation, cited).
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