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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]
Provenance
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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