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LOT 1753
Natural History - Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
23 5/8 in. (209 grams, 60 cm long).
A string of graduated beads formed from the bones of the woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London gentleman.
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Fine condition.
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