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LOT 2189
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 in. (0.79 grams, 20 mm).
Polished to an oval-shape with insect and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a North American collection.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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