MOROCCO

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TWO STROMATOLITE SPECIMENS
MOROCCO
Of sculptural form, the limestone and gypsum, the stromatolites possibly from pre-Camrbian reef and of biogenic formation, supported on a bronzed stand.
68½in. (173cm.) high

Special notice

All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.

Lot Essay

Stromatolites are amongst the earliest known forms of life (some have been confirmed at 3.43 billion years old) and their formation is vigorously debated amongst palaeontologists. It is still uncertain if these formations from 600 million years ago are stromatolitic or abiogenic in origin.

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