A massive egg that is larger than a human head sold for an enormous amount of money this week, according to press reports in the United Kingdom.
The enormous egg laid by a partially fossilized extinct elephant bird has sold for more than twice its estimate at auction in London.
Christie's auction house said Wednesday that the nearly foot long nine inch egg in diameter went for $101,813. It has been valued at $30,000 to $45,000 before the sale, and was sold to an anonymous bidder by telephone, after about 10 minutes of bidding.
Elephant birds became extinct several hundred years ago. The large egg, set on the island of Madagascar, is believed to date from before the 17th century.
The enormous egg laid by a partially fossilized extinct elephant bird has sold for more than twice its estimate at auction in London.
Christie's auction house said Wednesday that the nearly foot long nine inch egg in diameter went for $101,813. It has been valued at $30,000 to $45,000 before the sale, and was sold to an anonymous bidder by telephone, after about 10 minutes of bidding.
Elephant birds became extinct several hundred years ago. The large egg, set on the island of Madagascar, is believed to date from before the 17th century.