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LOT 1897
Natural History - Insect in Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE AGE, 55-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 in. (2.7 grams, 33 mm).
The polished piece with a single insect inclusion; supplied with an illustrated information card. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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