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LOT 1868
Natural History - Mastodon Tusk Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (26 grams, 88 mm).
A Mastodon fossil tusk carving depicting a stylised face with emphasised features. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Island of Java.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
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