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LOT 2408

Large Polished Ammonite Plate

JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.

9 in. (723 grams, 23 cm wide).

A circular composite plate composed of overlapping ammonites. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2408

Large Polished Ammonite Plate

Sold for (Inc. bp): £624

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