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LOT 2654
Cut and Polished Fossil Auricaria Pinecone
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (133 grams total, 63 mm each).
Auricaria Mirabilis cone from an extinct coniferous tree. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Argentina, South America, 1998.
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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Mineral and Crystal Display Specimen Collection
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Beetle in Polished Copal
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A section of copal containing a beetle and some other inclusions; repaired. 1.61 grams, 27 mm
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
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From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
