Elephant ivory Medusa - Germany, 18th century..., Wunderkammer...

carved elephant ivory (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), depicted with the head encircled by snakes, the eyes wide open and hallucinated, the forehead wrinkled and the mouth wide open showing teeth. Height x width x depth: 10 x 9.5 x 3.5 cm, weight 229 g. Item condition grading: ***** excellent. Accompanied by CITES certificate. This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union; the CITES certificate for export outside the European Community can only be requested for lots sold to museums.