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LOT 2862
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tooth Partial
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (695 grams, 13.5 cm).
From Mammuthus primigenius, inked collection number '43' to the side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Pitstone Gravels, Hertfordshire, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM43; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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