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LOT 2752
Fossilised Woolly Mammoth Leg Bone Group
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 - 6 1/8 in. (2.06 kg total, 14.8-15.5 cm).
Two portions of bone, possibly an astragalus; abraded. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Walton-on-the-Naze beach, Essex, UK, circa 2006.
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