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LOT 2683
Mount Vesuvius Volcano 'Lava Bomb' Fragment Group
1 - 1 1/4 in. (55 grams total, 25-33 mm).
Fragments from a freeform cooled molten rock. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Vesuvius, Campania, Italy.
De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.)
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