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LOT 2002
Natural History - Mammoth Tusk Section
PLEISTOCENE AGE, CIRCA 40.000 YEARS B.P.
8 7/8 in. (93 grams, 22.5 cm).
From Mammoth primigenius, with some attractive patterning. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Bristol collection.
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