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LOT 2330
Natural History - Heart-Shaped Polished Fossil Coral Head
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (166 grams, 75 mm).
Cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2330
Natural History - Heart-Shaped Polished Fossil Coral Head
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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