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LOT 2666

Insects in Polished Copal Amber

CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 3/4 in. (10.4 grams total, 14.7 cm).

A polished section containing a large number of insects and other inclusions; repaired. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2666

Insects in Polished Copal Amber

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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