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LOT 2508

Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions

OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.

1 in. (2.23 grams, 25 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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LOT 2508

Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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