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LOT 1778
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (2.6 grams, 24 mm).
Polished dark amber with insect and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a North American collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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