I saw this at the Tucson Gem show before it went to auction. click link below. https://news.artnet.com/market/meteorite-skull-carving-bonhams-360752 Very impressive. Carl -- Love & Life
---- michael kelly via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > Guess the real questionis where did the scrap go? I can admire the > craftsmanship. And i am sure it presents a challenging medium to work. I > can also imagine 15 lbs of srap going into a rubbish bin :( probably more > scrapped than i will ever be lucky enough to tuck into my collection. > On Thursday, September 13, 2018, 9:31:33 PM EDT, John Lutzon via > Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maybe this 3rd post will get posted.....? > > I really need Someone to explain to me why it is totally > acceptable for someone to cut/slice and/or bathe in acid every meteorite > they can get their hands on (some very rare) and then sell them > at a considerable profit and possibly make a living---but to shape it > into Any other shape is a shame. I hope I spelled Hypocrisy correctly. > > Hopefully this skull will wind up in a museum and be preserved for hundreds > if not thousands of years---long after the average collector's specimens > are long gone. > > Love ya Anne, John > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
