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LOT 2355
Fossil Shrimp in Matrix Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 3/4 in. (272 grams total, 78-94 mm).
Comprising two matrices with Carpopenaeus callirostris specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Large Lapis Lazuli Sphere
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A spectacular large polished sphere of lapis lazuli, polished to show its beautiful structure. 10 kg, 18 cm
Property of an Indian gentleman living in London; previously from an Indian collection. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. -
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Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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
From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
Fossil Otodus Shark Teeth on Composite Rock Display
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A montage of ten fossil Otodus obliquus shark teeth, set recently on a matrix slab for display. 4.55 kg, 24.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
