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LOT 1793

Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Rib Bone

CIRCA 27,500 YEARS B.P.

8 7/8 in. (63 grams, 22.5 cm).

A fossil cave bear Ursus spelaeus rib bone. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Romania.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.

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LOT 1793

Natural History - Fossil Cave Bear Rib Bone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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