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LOT 2219
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusion
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7/8 in. (1.68 grams, 22 mm).
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a North American collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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