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LOT 2537
Large Cut and Polished Puddingstone Display Slab
8 1/2 in. (2.88 kg, 21.5 cm).
With two lightly polished and laquered cut faces showing the internal structure of the specimen, approximately 40 mm thick. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Egypt.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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