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LOT 2155
Natural History - Large Beetle Larva in Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.08 grams, 25 mm).
Polished to highlight the beetle larva inclusion. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Primorskoje mine, Yantarnyi, Kaliningrad.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card.
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