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LOT 1760
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 7/8 in. (3.3 grams total, 11-23 mm).
A group of five Baltic amber pieces, each containing flies together with other inclusions. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
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