Kentrosaurus Dinosaur Limoges Figurine Box
The Kentrosaurus, a spiked and plated dinosaur, is the subject of this Limoges figurine box, a prehistoric beast rendered in hand-painted porcelain. It was made in Limoges, France.
Spikes of the Jurassic
Kentrosaurus was a plated dinosaur from Late Jurassic Africa, a smaller cousin of Stegosaurus armed with long spikes along its tail and hips. Its name means pointed lizard, and fossil fans tend to recognize the silhouette at once.
A Fossil Hunter's Shelf
- Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
- Fits a dinosaur, prehistoric or wild animal collection
- Pairs with other dinosaurs, fossils and natural history pieces
Who Will Dig It
This is a fun pick for a paleontology graduate, a natural history museum volunteer, a geology professor or anyone who never outgrew the dinosaur hall. It also makes a clever office present for a coworker with a famously prehistoric sense of humor.
Set it on a bookshelf beside field guides, on a desk next to a fossil specimen, or in a curio with other unusual animals. Dinosaurs are an uncommon sight among porcelain boxes, so this one tends to draw questions, and it gives any wild animal collection a jump back in time by about 150 million years.