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LOT 1918
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 - 9 in. (1.91 kg total, 10.5-23 cm).
Comprising nine fragments of leg and other bones from Bison priscus. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Oxfordshire, UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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