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LOT 1951
Natural History - Mixed Mineral Collection
1/8 - 6 7/8 in. (1.02 kg total, 0.5-17.5 cm).
A mixed group of mineral specimens including amethyst, baryte rose, agate, quartz and others; also including a fossil tooth and a lid decorated with a floral inlay. [90, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEssex gallery, early 2000s.
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Natural History - Ice Age Bison Fossil Leg Bone
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A large Ice Age Bison priscus lower leg bone. 1.23 kg, 43 cm
From Brown Bank, off Lowestoft, UK. Acquired before 1960. From an old Norwich, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene-Pliocene Period, 23-3.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A large Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth with remains of enamelling. 162 grams, 96 mm
Acquired at Birmingham Coin Fair. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bead Necklace
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A string of bone beads from the woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius. 126 grams, 71 cm long
Acquired 1980s. London, UK, collection. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
