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LOT 2338
Insects in Copal
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (3.34 grams, 80 mm).
The terminal of a droplet containing five flying insects and other inclusions, repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Essex.
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