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LOT 2380
Natural History - Ice Age Bison Neck Vertebra
PLEISTOCENE, DEVENSIAN, 110,000-12,000 YEAR B.P.
10 1/4 in. (1 kg, 26 cm).
The dorsal atlas vertebra from Bison priscus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brown Bank, Lowestoft, UK.
Acquired before 1960.
From an old Norwich, UK, collection.
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