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South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella
  • South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella
  • South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella
  • South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella
  • South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella
  • South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella
  • South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella
  • South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella
  • South African Oryx horn polished on base - Oryx gazella

South African Oryx horn on base - Oryx gazella - Unpolished

€160.00

South African Oryx horn on base - Unpolished

Oryx gazella

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South African Oryx horn on base - Unpolished

Oryx gazella

From reserves in South Africa where the herds must be regulated.

This large bovid with a light coat is one of the "true unicorns" of the Middle Ages.

Indeed, seen in profile, the long horns of the oryx are superimposed, which perhaps explains the confusion of the unicorn.

 In the Middle Ages, when northern merchants offered narwhal teeth, caravans from the East and Africa brought back these long straight horns from white animals, sold at a high price in the cabinets of wonders as authentic proof of the existence of the white unicorn!

In decline in the 20th century, the animal is no longer threatened today. On the contrary, conservation efforts have been so successful that the oryx now compete with domestic livestock for access to pasture and water.

Oryx typically have long, straight horns, ringed at the base, pointing backwards.

Dimensions between 86cm and 93cm high, including base

All horns are different, illustration pictures

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Medicalized sheep skull on a base

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Ancient skull whose teeth were discovered under the bone and above the eye socket, with Roman numerals written in places. It may have been a skull used for study in a school.

Original patina, the skull is not young, there may be some missing pieces! It looks like it came out of the reserves of an old museum.

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