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LOT 2492
Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (121 grams, 83 mm).
Featuring a later carved stylised face in relief. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex private collection of a Shropshire, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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