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LOT 2340

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

LARGE POLISHED AMBER SPECIMEN WITH INSECTS AND PLANT INCLUSIONS
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (138 grams, 14.6 cm).

Large polished section with numerous inclusions and small internal areas of iridescence. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

CONDITION
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