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LOT 2902
Large Slab with Fossil Shells
MIOCENE PERIOD, 23-5.3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
13 5/8 in. (5.8 kg, 34.5 cm).
A sizeable matrix containing a large number of fossilised shells. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Collection of Six [6] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising six polished sections, four showing vibrant red to brown to white banding, and having felt-backed bases; one with a cut base and green banding. 2.75 kg total, 12.3-16 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
A composite jaw fragment set with five teeth. 229 grams, 17 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of coin-shaped beads interspersed with small tubular beads, teardrop-shaped pendant; restrung. 25 grams, 33 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
