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LOT 2337
Natural History - Mastodon Tusk Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (50 grams, 10.3 cm).
Featuring a later carved stylised face in relief. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Island of Java.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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