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LOT 2367
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (4.56 grams total, 13-21 mm).
Comprising six pieces containing insects together with other inclusions. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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