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LOT 2175
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tusk Tip
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 2.6 MILLION-11,700 YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (177 grams total, 13.5 cm).
From Mammuthus primigenius, cleaned and conserved. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Dredged from the North Sea, probably from Brown Bank, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
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LOT 2175
Natural History - 'North Sea' Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tusk Tip
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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