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LOT 2501
Fossil Hollardops Trilobite on Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (295 grams, 85 mm).
Hollardops mesacristata on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group [3]
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Large cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 375 grams total, 11.4-13.3 cm
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