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A Sparkling Jewel of the Seas: The Polished Green Turban Snail Expand your collection with an absolute highlight of marine aesthetics. This beautiful Turbo marmoratus has been professionally freed from its rough calcareous crust in an elaborate process and deeply polished. The result is a breathtaking display piece, consisting almost entirely of pure, intensely iridescent nacre. With a stately diameter of 10 cm, this heavy shell has a grand presence and light reflection. Your highlights at a glance: Type: Turbo marmoratus (Green Turban / Green Turban Snail) Size: Diameter approx. 10 cm (heavy, massive specimen) Processing: Professionally ground and high-gloss polished Optics: Iridescent nacre with fascinating light play in silver, cream and subtle greens Origin: Tropical Indo-Pacific Background & Collector Value: The Turbo marmoratus is the largest of the Turban snails and inhabits the turbulent coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific. Because of its extremely thick and high-quality nacre layer it has been sought after worldwide for centuries – historically for artistic inlays (intarsia), today as one of the most noble objects in conchology. In this specimen, the polish was executed so masterfully that the powerful, spiral architecture of the whorls is perfectly preserved, while the surface gleams like liquid silver. ohne / diverse Turbo marmoratus poliert
Estimate:$170.1
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