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LOT 2341
Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Bone Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (107 grams, 80 mm).
Featuring a later carved stylised face in relief. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Island of Java.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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