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LOT 2177
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw on Composite Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (1.45 kg, 19 cm).
Comprising two jaw fragments with teeth, set on a composite matrix [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2177
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw on Composite Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Natural History - Large British Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Leg Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.58 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three leg bones (radius, tibia) from Coelodonta antiquitatis. 5.65 kg total, 37-40 cm
Found Oxfordshire, UK, clay pits. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
The woolly rhinoceros inhabited northern Eurasia and mostly fed on grasses and sedges that grew in the mammoth steppe. An adult typically stood at 1.45-1.6 metres high with a large front horn that would have measured 1-1.35 metres long. -
Natural History - Multi Fossil Trilobite Bowl
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A montage of six different trilobite fossils set in a bowl-shaped matrix. 1.74 kg, 22.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising tubular, fusiform and other beads; the centrepiece an elbow-shaped bead with ring-and-dot ornament. 35 grams, 45 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
