€23,000
An important impressive set of Prehistoric Giant Irish Elk Antlers and Skull ("Megaloceros Giganteus) c. 12000 - 18000 B.C., approx. 262 cms (8'9") long x 7'5" (226 cms) high with 18 points (some repairs). (1)
Note: Irish Elk is the common name for a giant, extinct deer, Megaloceros Giganteus, characterized by enormous antlers. This is the largest deer known to have ever lived. Megaloceros Giganteus appeared for the first time about 400,000 years ago and disappeared about 11,000 years ago. It ranged from Ireland and Great Britain in Western Europe and as Far East as China and Siberia during the Late Pleistocene period. Elk Antlers are a statement item and were placed in many of the big country houses around Ireland.
Damage and repair – overall quite complete – see images of cracks and fusion.
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