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Authentic Moroccan Trilo?


Max-fossils

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Hi all,

 

Saw this trilobite up for auction, I was wondering how authentic it was? 

I know that Moroccan trilo's should often be bought carefully, but I don't know how to recognize fakes from real ones. 

 

These are all the pictures provided, and I can't see any way to contact the seller. But the pictures still seem decent, so I think (and hope) it is enough.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Max

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Max Derème

 

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The most common type of fakery with this species is the carving of the spines and the addition of eyes where the originals are broken. 

Tentatively, I would say that this one looks pretty good to me, if I had a worry it would be with the eyes. 

Not sure. 

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I can't detect any restoration on this well-prepped specimen.  The eyes are missing a few lenses but otherwise appear to be authentic.

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Buy if you like. And don't listen to any potentially paranoid folks... :P 

 

Real trilo!

It looks 100% authetic as described! Would vouch there are no restorations worth mentioning on this one too. ;) 

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Thanks guys! Unfortunately the trilobite has now gone above my price range (as I said it was an auction), so I'm gonna pass on it. 

 

Max Derème

 

"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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On 11/6/2018 at 10:31 AM, Max-fossils said:

Thanks guys! Unfortunately the trilobite has now gone above my price range (as I said it was an auction), so I'm gonna pass on it. 

 

How much did it go for?

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4 minutes ago, PaleozoicParty said:

How much did it go for?

Not too much I think, but I didn't check at the end of the auction what the final price was. It went out of my price range when it got to 30$ (excl 20$ shipping), and for me that was more than what I could afford already. :) 

Max Derème

 

"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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