A KAMBABA JASPER BOWL, MADAGASCAR | Christie’s

The large specimen cut into bowl form and polished on all sides.
6½ x 13½ x 12½in. (16.5 x 34 x 32cm.)

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Also called 'Ocean Jasper' this formation was once claimed to be a form of stromatolite (one of the earliest forms of life), but is more likely igneous in origin.

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