A 15,000-year-old skeleton of a wooly mammoth, the terminated monster of the Ice Age, will be unloaded one month from now in the French city of Lyon.
Standing more than 3 meters (10 ft) high, the total skeleton has two glimmering three-meter-long tusks that measure a joined 160 kg (353 lb), said workmanship master Eric Mickeler.
“Here you have an extraordinary example, first due to its size. It is a major example,” said Mickeler, an individual from the European Chamber of Expert-Advisors in Fine Art.
Potential purchasers of the skeleton, assessed to be worth between 450,000 euros ($536,000) and 490,000 euros, could incorporate history historical centers, establishments, private gatherers or organizations.
Salesperson Claude Aguttes said the skeleton could be shown in an extensive loft or corridor in a corporate office.
“In the event that you need to place it in a room, it must be enormous,” he said.
In 2006, a mammoth skeleton was sold for 150,000 euros and put in plain view at a wine basement in the Gard district.
The closeout is on December 16.