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LOT 2252
Natural History - Knightia Multi Fossil Fish Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (72 grams, 11 cm).
A round matrix with a pair of Knightia alta fossil fish. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung with coin-shaped and annular beads. 43.9 grams, 25.5 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star on Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The Ophiura sp. in a dynamic position with its whip-like arms crossed over. 446 grams, 13.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Cave Lion Upper Jaw
Middle-Late Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000-25,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
From the left side of Panthera spelaea lower jaw, displaying a large canine and three other teeth. 311 grams, 19.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman formed since 2003.
Panthera spelaea is also known as the steppe lion or cave lion, became extinct about 13,000 years ago. Based on contemporary cave drawings, this prominent member of the mammoth steppe fauna, probably only had a very small mane.
