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LOT 1836
Natural History - Orthoceras Fossil Book End Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (2 kg total, 12 cm high each).
A pair of polished fossil book ends, each trapezoidal and displaying a raised Orthoceras sp. fossil. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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