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LOT 2346
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (83 grams, 69 mm).
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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AUCTIONS:
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Natural History - Boxed Topaz Mineral Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Each specimen displaying prismatic crystals on matrix. 94 grams total, 19-28 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a pair of Prognathodon sp. teeth with roots on an matrix. 863 grams total, 12-13 cm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising ten cut sections with lavender to dark purple crystal formations. 1.06 kg total, 49-73 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
