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LOT 2223
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (416 grams, 14.5 cm).
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Reticulated snowflake cerussite on an iron rich matrix 38 grams, 55 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Fossil Tiger Shark Tooth Display
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising four serrated teeth in a custom display frame. 42 grams total, 13 cm high including case
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
A large lacquered cut section mined in Greece, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 574 grams, 23 cm
From Greece. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
