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Copper "Skull/Bowl"

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This unusually massive skull weighs in at 12.8 pounds or over 5 kilos! It is unusually symmetric for such a large cast, and you can imagine Indians mining these and using them as natural bowls! This one is really quite special for the solidity, and mass, of the cast....usually they are much thinner (and hence large ones are prone to being cracked and ugly, not a beauty like we have here with no cracking and crevasses to mar it!)

Product details

SpeciesCopper
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions24.0 x 21.2 x 9.3 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, Michigan, Keweenaw Peninsula

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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native copper with spinel-twinned crystals and arborescences; notable from Lake Superior, Itauz, Dongchuan, Corocoro, prized for color and localities.
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Copper from Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA
Keweenaw Peninsula copper - classic native copper from Michigan, famed for wiry arborescent sprays, sharp crystal faces, and historic mines prized by collector…
    Copper "Skull/Bowl" - Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA