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LOT 1788
Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (100 grams, 94 mm).
A fossil mastodon tusk with later carved stylised face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980s.
London, UK, collection.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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