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LOT 2235
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Stars on Matrix
MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 450 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 3/4 in. (898 grams, 17 cm).
Comprising two Ophiuroidea sp. specimens on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Restrung with polyhedral, tubular, fusiform and other beads, the centrepiece a large polyhedral bead. 38.9 grams, 42 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Natural History - Iridescent Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 113-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A naturally iridescent Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite. 83 grams, 68 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Cave Lion Upper Jaw
Middle-Late Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000-25,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
From the left side of Panthera spelaea lower jaw, displaying a large canine and three other teeth. 311 grams, 19.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
Panthera spelaea is also known as the steppe lion or cave lion, became extinct about 13,000 years ago. Based on contemporary cave drawings, this prominent member of the mammoth steppe fauna, probably only had a very small mane.
