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LOT 2606
Fragment from an Iridescent Ammonite Fossil
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 75-72 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (5 in.) (128 grams, 83 mm (502 grams total, 12.4 cm including stand)).
With carinated upper edge, gently curved in profile; supplied with a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired between 1965-2020.
Private collection, London.
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