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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]
ProvenanceFrom Vesuvius, Campania, Italy.
De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.)
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Polished Fossil Coral Head Heart
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. 167 grams, 72 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Carcharodontosaurus North African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Lebanese Fossil Shrimp Plate
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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