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LOT 2241
Natural History - Large Polished Copal Amber with Termites
OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 in. (57.4 grams, 72 mm).
With a number of termite inclusions and a vertical 'tunnel'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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LOT 2241
Natural History - Large Polished Copal Amber with Termites
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Cut from a fossiliferous stone, each set with a central Goniatite sp. specimen. 2.17 kg total, 12.2 cm high each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Jurassic Period, circa 200-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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