The egg of an elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus), Madagascar before 1650. The egg is assembled of fragments of different sizes and appealingly prepared. Height circa 31 cm, width circa 22 cm. These flightless birds grew as large as over three metres and weighed up to half a ton. They were harmless and have probably been hunted to extinction by the natives of Madagascar before the mid of the 17th century, historic, historical, 17th century, dagger, daggers, thrusting, thrustings, baton, weapon, arms, weapons, arms, fighting device, object, objects,, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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