Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String

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Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P. Restrung, using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius spherical bone beads. See Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil) in the British Museum (Natural History), BM, 1922, pp.35-47, for discussion. 160 grams, 60 cm (23 5/8 in.). [No Reserve] Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection. The mammoth lineage branched from the Asian elephant around 6 million years ago, and later on, the Woolly Mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, evolved in eastern Siberia. Woolly mammoths, being slightly smaller than living African elephants, were foragers and ate grass, as well as small, nutritious flowering plants that flourished in the environment where they lived. They may also have used their curved tusks to dig through snow and eat plants that other foragers were unable to reach. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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