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LOT 2555
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (102 grams, 76 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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Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 106 grams, 72 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Fossil Diosaurus Skull on Composite Matrix
Paleocene Epoch, 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Displaying the left side of the skull and jaws with teeth, with a number of vertebrae to the side, set on a sandstone matrix; possibly Argochampsa krebsi. 6.78 kg, 52.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Peru' Tetrahedrite and Chalcopyrite on Quartz Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Featuring small tetrahedrite and chalcopyrite crystals on a bed of small quartz crystals, collection number 441, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 64 grams, 60 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
