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LOT 2425
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5/8 in. (1.67 grams, 17 mm).
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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