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LOT 2286
Natural History - Large Spider in Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7/8 in. (1.8 grams, 22 mm).
Polished to highlight the spider inclusion. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Primorskoje mine, Yantarnyi, Kaliningrad.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card.
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