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LOT 2831
Fly in Polished Amber
PLIOCENE EPOCH, 5.33-2.58 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 in. (1.29 grams, 15 mm).
A cylindrical section of honey-coloured amber containing a small fly to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Colombia, South America.
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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