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LOT 1702
Natural History - Kalahari Desert Wind Stone Group
1 3/4 - 2 3/4 in. (394 grams total, 46-71 mm).
A group of five wind-rounded pebbles with their individual hollowed out 'nests', from the Kalahari Desert region; each set provided with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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