Natural History - British Woolly Mammoth or Rhinoceros Hip Bone

DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.

10 5/8 in. (1.78 kg, 27 cm).

Fragment of the pelvis with socket; drilled and provided with a rod for mounting. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the North Sea bed.
Ex Gemini Trading, UK.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Accompanied by an old identification tag.

CONDITION

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LOT 2871