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LOT 2501
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Glass Bead Necklace String
16 1/8 in. (47.5 grams, 41 cm).
Composed of spherical beads interspersed with barley twist beads and a large fish-shaped bead at the centre; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 2501
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Priod, 58-36 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
On a rectangular matrix, showing good spine and tail detail. 469 grams, 18 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Large Cut and Polished Banded Agate Crystal Geode Slice
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Thick slice of 'fortress' agate with grey, brown, black and orange banding, the internal cavity lined with small pale purple amethyst crystals. 575 grams, 24.6 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising two teeth showing good brown enamel, repaired. 74 grams total, 75-78 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
