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LOT 2297
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (261 grams, 84 mm).
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Natural History - Canis Teilhardi Wolf's Skull
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