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LOT 2189
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Partial Tooth
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (887 grams, 13.4 cm).
A conserved and varnished Mammuthus primigenius partial tooth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceDredged from the North Sea, probably from Brown Bank, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK.
Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 2189
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Partial Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An ellipsoid section fragment of amber, polished, with three spider-mite inclusions. 1.52 grams, 32 mm
From the Baltic Sea Coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad. From an Essex, UK, collection. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with collection number 3208. -
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A polished specimen of amber displaying a fly inclusion. 3.24 grams, 51 mm
From the Baltic Sea Coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad. From an Essex, UK, collection. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with collection number 3218.
