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LOT 2521
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7/8 in. (3.02 grams, 22 mm).
Including a fly and with a polished body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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