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Skutterudite (1970s) Fioravanti Coll.
- Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Prov., Morocco
- Miniature, 4.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 cm
- Start Time: 12/24/2012 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/03/2013 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Lustrous, sharp, metallic-gray, skutterudite crystals to 2.0 cm cover this showy mound of solid skutterudite from the famous finds at Bou Azzer. This rich piece has many display views and the basal periphery wear is out-of-sight in many of them. These were a MAJOR find in 1974, when Giancarlo Fioravanti obtained this piece from the Gentile Collection in Geneva for 50 Swiss francs.