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LOT 2894
Beetle in Polished Copal
CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.61 grams, 27 mm).
A section of copal containing a beetle and some other inclusions; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
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.
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