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LOT 1727

Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Slice

7 in. (278 grams, 18 cm high).

A cut and polished banded agate slice, displayed on a crescentic wooden base. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Uruguay.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.

CONDITION
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LOT 1727

Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Slice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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