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LOT 2343
Fossil Asaphus Trilobite in Matrix
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN, CIRCA 470-458 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/8 in. (65 grams, 54 mm).
Asaphus lepidurus with a semicircular headshield and tailshield separated by well-defined ribs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Putilova River, Volchov, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of polished polygonal, discoid and other beads, restrung with a metal hook-and-loop clasp. 58 grams, 54 cm
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Collection of Extinct Fossilised Shark Teeth in Collector's Display Box
Eocene-Pleistocene Period, circa 56 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Large collection of shark teeth, including Odontapsis, Lamna oblirua, Charcharodon auriculatus, Striatolamia, and others; most with an inked collector's number or a numbered sticker. 973 grams total, 30.5 x 24 cm including box
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. Accompanied by a list with collection numbers describing each species, dates, and provenances.
