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LOT 2495
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (121 grams, 71 mm).
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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