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LOT 2215
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (466 grams, 11.1 cm).
Comprising two overlapping Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2215
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung with tubular, annular, and other types. 73.9 grams, 66 cm long
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
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. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung with tubular polyhedral beads. 12.2 grams, 40.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery.
