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LOT 2153
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
2 1/2- 10 5/8 in. (2.2 kg total, 6.5-27 cm).
Comprising mainly leg bone and rib sections from Bison priscus. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Oxfordshire, UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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