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LOT 2036
Natural History - Mastodon Tusk Carving
PLIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (48 grams, 10 cm).
With a later carving of a face with exaggerated details. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Island of Java.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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