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LOT 2436
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.36 grams, 25 mm).
Including at least one fly; with a polished teardrop-shaped body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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