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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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