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LOT 2432
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Leg Bone Section
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (690 grams, 11.9 cm).
The terminal of Mammuthus primigenius leg bone displaying good deep brown patina. [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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