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LOT 2700

Mount Vesuvius Volcano Brown 'Lava Bomb'

3 in. (162 grams, 75 mm).

A freeform mass of cooled molten rock. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Vesuvius, Campania, Italy.
De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.)

CONDITION

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LOT 2700

Mount Vesuvius Volcano Brown 'Lava Bomb'

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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