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LOT 3100
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Trinket Dish
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (465 grams, 13.2 cm).
Shallow dish carved from fossiliferous stone with a raised Orthoceras sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3100
Fossil Orthoceras Polished Trinket Dish
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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