Christie's scientific
specialist James Hyslop poses for photographs with a sub-fossilized
pre-17th century Elephant Bird egg at the auction house's premises in
London.
The massive partly fossilized egg laid by a now-extinct elephant
bird sold for more than double its estimate at a London auction.
Christie's auction house said Wednesday, April 24, 2013, the foot long,
nearly nine-inches in diameter egg fetched 66,675 pounds ($101,813). It
had been valued at 20,000 to 30,000 pounds pre-sale, and was sold to an
anonymous buyer over the telephone after about ten minutes of
competitive bidding. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
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