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LOT 1723
Natural History - Copal with Spider and Insects
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 in. (33 grams, 15 cm).
A tapering finger of copal with spider and insect inclusions; held in a display box with a decorative fabric cover. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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