Lytoceras cornucopiae Lyon, Belmont, France Jurassic, Lias. Toarcian (around 183 million years) 59 x 40 x 21 cm Ammonites are fossilised shells of extinct cephalopods and are equally important for the study of geology and palaeontology. Thanks to their great variety of forms and unique beauty, they are popular collectors items. Ammonites were named "Ammons horns" after the ancient Egyptian god of life and reproduction, who was usually depicted with rams horns. The group presented here is of the finest quality and shows no discernible restorations. The sculptural dimension of the ammonite is underlined by collar-like ornamentation which is typical of the "Fimbriati" group. See also lot 1893 AMMONITEN GRUPPE Lytoceras cornucopiae Lyon, Belmont, France Jura, Lias. Toarcium (183 Millionen Jahre) 59 x 40 x 21 cm Ammoniten sind versteinerte Geh?use ausgestorbener Kopffüsser und für die Erforschung von Geologie und Pal?ontologie gleichermassen wichtig. Dank ihrer grossen Formenvielfalt und einzigartigen Sch?nheit sind sie beliebte Sammlungsstücke. Ammoniten wurden nach dem meist mit Widderh?rnern dargestellten, alt?gyptischen Gott des Lebens und der Fortpflanzung als "Ammons-H?rner" benannt. Die hier pr?sentierte Gruppe ist von feinster Qualit?t und weist keine erkennbaren Restaurationen auf. Die skulpturale Dimension des Ammonits wird von kragenartigen Ornamentierungen unterstrichen, welche typisch für die Gruppe der "Fimbriati“ ist.
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