Megalodon Shark Tooth 5, 4 X 4 Large Anterior Indo BLUISH, TERRACOTA COLOR
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:31662705 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Indonesia |
| Featured Refinements: Shark Tooth |
Offered with no reserve is this large anterior.
SIZE: 5, 4'' x 3, 95' wide.
WEIGHT: 270 grams.
SERRATIONSExtra good serrations, sharp and deep, 100% survived except for the minor feeding damage at the very tip. No damage to the base of the blade edges - a trait only seen in the best teeth. I.e. the "skirts" fully survived.
ROOTNatural root partly professionally smoothened on labial & pittings filled in using matrix material from the same ...formation it was found in. All narural though on the lingual. The root has got a solid, dense & stable surface with good form. You clearly see all the natural details and original texture on lingual.
BOURLETTEBourlette is all natural, 98% survived. Real rarity: goes all the way to the edges'exremes both sides (becoming really tiny). Smooth transit to the blade enamel without usual gaps or cracks nearly all along. It is dark red/brown in colour with black veins.
BLADE ENAMELHairline on the right and a 2 mm inset on the left with serrations. Otherwise enamel on blade in excellent condition - no peelings or voids.
BLADE COLOURBluish, rose, ivory to gold bone. At a certain angle you see silver shades - quite an amusing play of colours.
OVERALL CONDITIONSymmetrical crown, very good presentation order.
NOTE TO BUYERS
EnamelWe advise to carefully inspect the enamel when buying Indo megs elsewhere. Local dealers tend to inset & glue pieces with serrations from the other teeth, often the tip and/or wings, then cover the cracks with glue mixed with the powder obtained from polishing this same enamel, and you will hardly spot this type of repairs with underlying cracks due to near perfect colour match often with matching shades.
BourletteLocal dealers are known to mimick natural bourlettes. They form new bourlette from a gloss putty or glue, sratch it fresh trying to mimick the vertical lines characteristic for natural bourlettes. So please take extra care when inspecting bourlettes on photos elsewhere.
RootWith Indonesian megs it is usually hard to spot part repairs on the root. One can hardly differ the matrix material megs are found in - from the original organic fossilised root material. Local dealers use the matrix powder from the formation the tooth have been found in - and mix it with colourless putty or glue. Having been fully absorbed by the root in the course of millions of years - the matrix makes perfect colour match with the original root material.
The only indication of part repair in this case would be the amount of cavities and pitting: the more they are - the less repair has probably been done. I.e. the uglier the root - the more natural - the more beautiful:))
That said, in cases where root has mainly survived as opposed to having been fully reconstructed from matrix - detection of part repairs is not that difficult, with us anyway. We will always advise on such repairs.
SizeLocal dealers tend to extend the size of the tooth: we've seen 19 cm - 7" examples:)) They do so by either constructing the blade from pieces of smaller teeth and/or extending the lobes by applying extra putty. We will spot this type of creativity and either not buy or advise when selling those to fun collectors.
RepairWe can restore or repair broken teeth, but we normally do the contrary. If purchased from a local dealer we remove excessive repairs (if any). We do this to reveal the natural condition of the tooth prior to putting it to the auction. The Buyer, collector or dealer can then consider cosmetic improvements in his own country should he want to do so.
BIDDERS WITH FEEDBACK SCORE LESS THAN 6 ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT ME PRIOR - OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER - PLACING A BID, OTHERWISE THE BID WILL BE CANCELED BY US WITHOUT ANY NOTICE.I am stuck in my holiday home in Indonesia, the item to all the countries except for China will be sent from Indonesia, and not from London, by FedEx courier service.
Dispatch time & supply of tracking No - 10 days due to the certificate needs to be obtained for export, but usually faster. So please be patient.
Items to China will be sent via my home address in London due to China/Indo export/import regulations and take 3-4 weeks to reach destination.
WILL BE SAFELY PACKED - NO WORRIES. RETURNS ACCEPTED IN CASE OF MISDESCRIPTION.
WILL HAPPILY COMBINE SHIPPING - FREE FOR EXTRA ITEMS IF PARCEL UNDER 1 KILO.OVER 1 KILO - AT A SPECIAL DISCOUNT.
BID WITH CONFIDENCE, SEE OUR FEEDBACK.
SIZE: 5, 4'' x 3, 95' wide.
WEIGHT: 270 grams.
SERRATIONSExtra good serrations, sharp and deep, 100% survived except for the minor feeding damage at the very tip. No damage to the base of the blade edges - a trait only seen in the best teeth. I.e. the "skirts" fully survived.
ROOTNatural root partly professionally smoothened on labial & pittings filled in using matrix material from the same ...formation it was found in. All narural though on the lingual. The root has got a solid, dense & stable surface with good form. You clearly see all the natural details and original texture on lingual.
BOURLETTEBourlette is all natural, 98% survived. Real rarity: goes all the way to the edges'exremes both sides (becoming really tiny). Smooth transit to the blade enamel without usual gaps or cracks nearly all along. It is dark red/brown in colour with black veins.
BLADE ENAMELHairline on the right and a 2 mm inset on the left with serrations. Otherwise enamel on blade in excellent condition - no peelings or voids.
BLADE COLOURBluish, rose, ivory to gold bone. At a certain angle you see silver shades - quite an amusing play of colours.
OVERALL CONDITIONSymmetrical crown, very good presentation order.
NOTE TO BUYERS
EnamelWe advise to carefully inspect the enamel when buying Indo megs elsewhere. Local dealers tend to inset & glue pieces with serrations from the other teeth, often the tip and/or wings, then cover the cracks with glue mixed with the powder obtained from polishing this same enamel, and you will hardly spot this type of repairs with underlying cracks due to near perfect colour match often with matching shades.
BourletteLocal dealers are known to mimick natural bourlettes. They form new bourlette from a gloss putty or glue, sratch it fresh trying to mimick the vertical lines characteristic for natural bourlettes. So please take extra care when inspecting bourlettes on photos elsewhere.
RootWith Indonesian megs it is usually hard to spot part repairs on the root. One can hardly differ the matrix material megs are found in - from the original organic fossilised root material. Local dealers use the matrix powder from the formation the tooth have been found in - and mix it with colourless putty or glue. Having been fully absorbed by the root in the course of millions of years - the matrix makes perfect colour match with the original root material.
The only indication of part repair in this case would be the amount of cavities and pitting: the more they are - the less repair has probably been done. I.e. the uglier the root - the more natural - the more beautiful:))
That said, in cases where root has mainly survived as opposed to having been fully reconstructed from matrix - detection of part repairs is not that difficult, with us anyway. We will always advise on such repairs.
SizeLocal dealers tend to extend the size of the tooth: we've seen 19 cm - 7" examples:)) They do so by either constructing the blade from pieces of smaller teeth and/or extending the lobes by applying extra putty. We will spot this type of creativity and either not buy or advise when selling those to fun collectors.
RepairWe can restore or repair broken teeth, but we normally do the contrary. If purchased from a local dealer we remove excessive repairs (if any). We do this to reveal the natural condition of the tooth prior to putting it to the auction. The Buyer, collector or dealer can then consider cosmetic improvements in his own country should he want to do so.
BIDDERS WITH FEEDBACK SCORE LESS THAN 6 ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT ME PRIOR - OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER - PLACING A BID, OTHERWISE THE BID WILL BE CANCELED BY US WITHOUT ANY NOTICE.I am stuck in my holiday home in Indonesia, the item to all the countries except for China will be sent from Indonesia, and not from London, by FedEx courier service.
Dispatch time & supply of tracking No - 10 days due to the certificate needs to be obtained for export, but usually faster. So please be patient.
Items to China will be sent via my home address in London due to China/Indo export/import regulations and take 3-4 weeks to reach destination.
WILL BE SAFELY PACKED - NO WORRIES. RETURNS ACCEPTED IN CASE OF MISDESCRIPTION.
WILL HAPPILY COMBINE SHIPPING - FREE FOR EXTRA ITEMS IF PARCEL UNDER 1 KILO.OVER 1 KILO - AT A SPECIAL DISCOUNT.
BID WITH CONFIDENCE, SEE OUR FEEDBACK.
