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human, 0002035 CE
early-Anthropocene
Not-fossilised Unicorn Horn
0001900 BCE +\- 1ma
Cromer Forest Bed Formation, Norfolk
Not-fossil specimen of Equus unicornis minimus, a Labrador sized ancestor of the Unicorn that has largely been erased from the palaeontological record, and out of convenience has now been categorised as 'mythological'.
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human, future
mid-Anthropocene
Not-fossilised Unicorn Horn
0001472 CE +\- 1ma
Bugarone Limestone Formation, Urbino, Italy
For a long time, this was a star attraction in the IMoB supposed mythology collections, where the physical remains of the Unicorn epitomised all of the world’s sorrow and folly. It was collected by our rapid response palaeontology team after the last sighting of a Unicorn by the Duchess of Urbino, Battista Sforza in 1472, immortalised by Piero della Francesca.
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The Duchess renowned for her pale beauty, was deeply affected by her role in the extinction of unicorns, and was later subject to turmoil and disrupted emotions that challenged her principles of charity, faith, modesty and chastity. This tragically led to her disgrace and untimely death at the age of 26.
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human, future
mid-Anthropocene
lusus naturae mimicry of a Unicorn Horn
0001626 CE) +\- 1ma
Believed to be from the collections of Francis Bacon’s Naturalis Historia of the Society of Salomon’s House
A curious lusus naturae rarity showing succus lapidescens, the coagulent and gorgonic spirit, petrified juices, and terrestrial exhalation of humours, prepared by the Merchant of Light Mystery Men. A strange spectacle of the artistry of nature to imitate celestial bodies in praise of divine works of creation. A gift of comprehension counter to the misled sophistic fables of scholastic philosophers.
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Francis Bacon 1626 (New Atlantis)
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