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Lot 1088

Three Malachite Objects Including A Russian Specimen

26 – 27 October 2020, 11:00 PDT
Los Angeles

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Three Malachite Objects Including A Russian Specimen

Democratic Republic of the Congo and Russia
Including a large cabinet specimen, contour polished on all sides, with numerous eyes, Democratic Republic of the Congo, measuring 7 1/4 x 6 x 1 1/2in ; a low bowl, measuring 7 x 6 x 1 1/2 in . Together with a flat specimen with polished face, Mednorudyanskoye Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Russia, RHC8449, measuring 7 1/2 x 4 x 1 1/2 in. (3)

Footnotes

With paper label for the Russian specimen: "Acquired in 2012, 1297 grams, A flat lapped and polished piece of malachite from this classic locality. It is an old specimen. Got the specimen from James Zigras. It is thought to be from the Harvard collection. It has the remains of a scraped off catalogue number on its side."

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