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LOT 2773
Ice Age Bison Fossil Leg Bone
PLEISTOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 40000-15000 B.P.
11 in. (578 grams, 28cm).
Almost complete lower leg bone, some of the outer layer absent showing the internal structure. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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