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LOT 2348
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Tooth Necklace
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 in. (26 grams total, tooth: 31 mm).
Comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth made into a pendant and suspended from a cord necklace; supplied in a gift box. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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