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LOT 2870
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Molar Tooth
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (600 grams, 13.2 cm).
From Mammuthus Primigenius, inked collector's note 'VM19' to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Asland, Montana, USA.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
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Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Extinct Shark's Tooth Collection
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a Megalodon tooth in matrix, Carcharocles megalodon with good enamel and serrations from Aurora, North Carolina, USA; Isurus hastalis from Tremblor Formation, Sharktooth Hill, Kern County, California, USA; specimens 135 and 137 from Striatolamia sp. from the Pungo River Formation, Aurora, North Carolina, USA; specimen 127: Otodus obliquus from Khourigha, Morocco, North Africa. 164 grams total, 47-97 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of small cylindrical beads, central feature a lozenge-shaped pendant; restrung. 5.4 grams, 31.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
