Amber with MULTIPLE insect inclusions (and a spider!)

Sabana de la Mar (Sabana), Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic
Toenail, 3.2 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm
Start Time: 03/03/2022 9:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/10/2022 6:45:00 pm (CST)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $410

Item Description

Here we have a fantastic example of this wonderful and classic material from the Dominican Republic. Specimens of Amber (especially those with insect inclusions) have been glorified and in the public consciousness for the better part of 30 years thanks to the Jurassic Park film franchise. This toenail sized specimen is from the classic Sabana locality and features several very well-preserved insects completely frozen inside. I can see what appears to be some kind of beetle, gnat and/or mosquito species, but the coolest part is that there is a visible SPIDER inside as well! It's very important to note that it is incredibly difficult to obtain specimens of this material with MULTIPLE inclusions inside like this. We try our best to find pieces with ONE insect, so multiple is a big deal in our experience. This material is always popular on the market, and even though its more of a fossil than a mineral, it's still a cool display piece of this well known material. A good specimen of this well-known material, best viewed under the microscope, but we did photograph the piece with a Canon MP-E 65 mm macro lens to better illustrate the quality.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$410 03/10/2022 6:38:45 pm (CST)
$400 * 03/10/2022 6:38:05 pm (CST)
$400 * 03/10/2022 6:38:05 pm (CST)
$390 03/10/2022 6:37:50 pm (CST)
$380 03/10/2022 6:37:49 pm (CST)
$370 03/10/2022 4:03:48 pm (CST)
$360 03/10/2022 3:17:13 pm (CST)
$350 03/10/2022 3:17:03 pm (CST)
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$330 03/10/2022 3:16:52 pm (CST)
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$310 03/10/2022 1:02:23 pm (CST)
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$192 03/08/2022 10:37:14 pm (CST)
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$111 03/06/2022 7:27:10 pm (CST)
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$55 03/06/2022 3:46:09 pm (CST)
$15 03/06/2022 7:38:09 am (CST)
$10 03/05/2022 10:49:25 pm (CST)
* Proxy Bid Battle: In the event of two customers inputting matching proxy bids, the leading bid goes to the earliest of the two proxy bids. Tie winners are shown in bold.