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LOT 2503
Ice Age Fossilised Horse Tooth
PLEISTOCENE EPOCH, CIRCA 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (72 grams, 71 mm).
Molar tooth with some root present. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection since at least 1946.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2503
Ice Age Fossilised Horse Tooth
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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