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LOT 1760
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur and Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 - 4 1/2 in. (958 grams total, 9.4-11.5 cm).
The group comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth and a Prognathodon sp. tooth on individual matrices. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1760
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur and Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 216 grams, 64 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Sodalite Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Composed of graduated coin-shaped beads, with hook-and-eye clasp. 123 grams, 48 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Ore with Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising prismatic black crystals on a host rock. 349 grams, 66 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. 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.
