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LOT 2375
Collection of Large Red Coral Beads
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (100 grams total, 16-29 mm).
Comprising cut branch-sections, drilled through for suspension, dyed. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A Mosasaur prognathodon tooth with some root, showing good enamel; repaired. 120 grams, 13.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Restrung, using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius spherical bone beads. 158 grams, 58 cm
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
The mammoth lineage branched from the Asian elephant around 6 million years ago, and later on the Woolly Mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, evolved in eastern Siberia. Woolly mammoths, being slightly smaller than living African elephants, were foragers and ate grass, as well as small, nutritious flowering plants that flourished in the environment where they lived. They may also have used their curved tusks to dig through snow and eat plants that other foragers were unable to reach. -
Massive Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,250
A large freestanding geode display with polished edges, the interior lined with rich, deep purple amethyst crystals. 177 kg, 63 x 72 x 37 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
