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LOT 2393
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 in. (0.75 grams, 20 mm).
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 1.94 grams, 21 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Agadir Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Freestanding white ammonite with cut base. 6 kg, 23 cm high
From Agadir, Morocco, North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - British Pyritised Fossil Nautiloid
Jurassic Period, circa 200-190 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Possibly Cenoceras annulare sp., polished and displaying chamber sections. 887 grams, 12.3 cm
From the Holderness Coast, Yorkshire, UK.
