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(Scroll down for video) 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.
“That is one enormous egg and it fetched an enormous price. I hope this egg goes on display in a museum so I can have a look at it. The egg is so large that just one of them can feed an entire family,” Abbie Ruff , 34, of London, England told YourJewishNews.com after seeing the egg on video.
Elephant birds could grow to 11 feet high. Christie’s Auction said the elephant egg is 100 times the size of an average chicken egg.Mobile video not loading? Click here to view