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LOT 1968
Natural History - Mammoth Tusk Section
PLEISTOCENE AGE, CIRCA 40.000 YEARS B.P.
4 in. (34 grams, 10 cm).
Comprising a rectangular section of the outer layer of Mammoth primigenius tusk with attractive patterning. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the North Sea.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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