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LOT 2393
Natural History - Insect in Polished Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.2 grams, 23 mm).
A polished irregular piece of amber with a large insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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