other photos:
a model for the piece.
Related Pieces:
Sculpture:
Ammonite Fountain/Bench
Fiddleheads
Yale Bench
Leaf Bench
Seal Bench Model
Dutton Memorial
Jewelry:
Fiddlehead Ring 1
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Emerging Ammonite, 2002
This piece depicts an ammonite fossil as it may have been found emerging from a boulder. It is carved from Champlain Black marble which is quarried very near the UVM campus on Isle LaMotte. It contains many fossils which look very much like the ammonite with its beautifully proportioned spiral form. Some ammonites are up to 400 million years old. This sculpture was designed to act as a bench with the upper surface of the polished ammonite at around 18" off the ground. Along with several actual ammonite fossils, the Perkins Geology Museum houses many fascinating objects including a triceratops skull and a skeleton of an early whale found in Charlotte, VT.
Medium: Marble.
Location: Delahanty Hall Lobby; UVM Campus, Burlington, VT
This piece is accesible to the public. Click here for directions