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LOT 2632
Mammal Fossil Femur Fragment
5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (105 grams, 75mm).
A fossilised fragment of the femur (os femoris) of a large animal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important French collection formed since the early 1960s.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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