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LOT 2663
Copal Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 3 1/8 in. (105 grams total, 10-81 mm).
Comprising twenty-eight pieces, some with insect inclusions. [28, No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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