Lot 2900 · Literati / Curiosity II
A Mammoth Tusk, Mammuthus Primigenius (Woolly Mammoth) Late Pleistocene, Quaternary Period (2.6 Million Years Old)
Artist unrecorded
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- Estimate
- HK$120,000–HK$140,000 hammer ≈ $15,472–$18,050
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Literati / Curiosity II, Hong Kong · 5 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4459701
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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A MAMMOTH TUSK, MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS (WOOLLY MAMMOTH) LATE PLEISTOCENE, QUATERNARY PERIOD (2.6 MILLION YEARS OLD). Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2016, lot 2900. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4459701.
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A MAMMOTH TUSK, MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS (WOOLLY MAMMOTH) LATE PLEISTOCENE, QUATERNARY PERIOD (2.6 MILLION YEARS OLD). Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2016, lot 2900. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4459701.
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