Gogotte Formation, Oligocene, approx. 30 million years ago Ceramics many of which depict food

many of which depict food offerings

and decorated with red and black concentric banding

Called in Egyptian dsrt (deshret) 'Red One' (but also 'Great One'

that became a bible for medical students

The city's craftsmen

Gogotte Formation, Oligocene, approx. 30 million years ago Ceramics many of which depict foodA gogotte is a millions of years old, naturally shaped sandstone concretion, consisting of tiny quartz fragments held together by calcium carbonate. The finest specimens are found in Fontainebleau, France, renowned for its extremely fine grained, porcelain like sands. Each one of these natural mineralogical works of art takes on a unique form, often evoking clouds, whirlwinds, animals, or ghosts. Gogottes were a great inspiration to the Surrealists,