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LOT 2327
Natural History - Large Caddis Fly in Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.85 grams, 26 mm).
Polished to highlight the Caddis fly inclusion. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Primorskoje mine, Yantarnyi, Kaliningrad.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card.
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