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Sabre Tooth Tiger Skull Bronze

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,850.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD
Sabre Tooth Tiger Skull Bronze
Prior to the last Ice Age, the sabre tooth tiger roamed the area that today is Southern California. This tiger was a relentless and skillful predator, hunting camels, sloths and horses.

This fine bronze was cast directly from a sabre tooth tiger skull excavated from the La Brea Tar Pits. This particular skull was part of a set of completely intact fossilized remains pulled from the tar pit in the 1990's. Using the Carbon 14 dating process, this skull was estimated to be at least 20,000 years old.

The skull was borrowed and carefully created a mold of it that succeeded in capturing all of the fine details of the tiger's skull, jaws and teeth. It is so lifelike that the jaw is actually movable!

Through the use of expert mold-making and "lost wax" casting, we have brought this 20,000 year old sabre tooth tiger back to life as a rare and beautiful work of art.The "Sabre Tooth Tiger Skull" was crafted by the talented artisans using the finest bronze. It boasts a deep, rich patina finish and its bronze teeth are polished to a high gloss. This artwork is mounted onto a handsome bronze base, finished with a marbleized patina finish in browns and golds. Dimensions, including the base, are 13" high by 14" wide.