Paleolithic: A Very Fine & Scarce Pleistocene Woolly Mammoth Polished Tooth Section sub-Curios If not for these reasons

If not for these reasons

Painted in oils on canvas in the naïve style

the centre now housing two shelves acting as a bookcase

this salient piece of cinematic artwork is a testament both to Georges Remi Hergé and the lasting legacy of Tintin

On tugs and other harbor craft it is usually displayed on top of the wheelhouse

Paleolithic: A Very Fine & Scarce Pleistocene Woolly Mammoth Polished Tooth Section sub-Curios If not for these reasonsOrigin: North Sea Deposits Period: Paleolithic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 30,000 BC Length: 8. 5 inches Depth: 1. 75 inches (at maximum) Width: 2. 75 inches (at maximum) Weight: 355 grams Presenting a superb quality polished section slice of a tooth from the Pleistocene era, once belonging to the extinct Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus Primigenius); the large cross sectional slice showing the original biting surface to the upper face. Condition is good