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LOT 2397
Large Polished Orthoceras Fossil Oval Platter
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
14 in. (1.42 kg total, 35.5 cm).
Shallow platter carved from fossiliferous stone containing several Orthoceras specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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