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LOT 2027
Natural History - Fossil Wood Slice
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 20 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (508 grams, 19 cm).
A polished fossil tropical hardwood slice section displaying natural bark, with one end polished to reveal the inner wood detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Indonesia.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - 'Guppy' Fossil Fish Plate
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Natural History - Mixed Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Essex gallery, early 2000s.
