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LOT 2213
Natural History - British Bison Horn Core
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 2.6 MILLION YEAR-11,700 YEARS B.P.
7 7/8 in. (238 grams, 20 cm).
From an auroch (Bos primigenius) comprising the distal part of the horn; an information label attached to one side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Oxfordshire, UK.
From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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