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C1823
Megatherium or Sloth.
Artist:
Sir R. Phillips
Scarce early c.19th engraving of a Megatherium skeleton. The Megatherium was an elephant-sized ground sloths endemic to South America that lived from the Middle Pliocene through the end of the Pleistocene. Its size was exceeded by only a few other … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Megatherium or Sloth.
Date:
C1823
Artist:
Sir R. Phillips
Condition:
Repaired tear at lower right and one at lower left.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
190mm
x 220mm
Paper Size:
211mm
x 239mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1823
Description:
Scarce early c.19th engraving of a Megatherium skeleton.
The Megatherium was an elephant-sized ground sloths endemic to South America that lived from the Middle Pliocene through the end of the Pleistocene. Its size was exceeded by only a few other land mammals, including mammoths and Paraceratherium.
