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LOT 2444
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Leg Bone Section
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
7 in. (1.49 kg, 18 cm).
A large section of Mammuthus primigenius bone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the North Sea.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
See Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil) in the British Museum (Natural History), BM, 1922, pp.35-47, for discussion.
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