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LOT 2019
Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.9 grams, 27 mm).
A polished amber specimen with insect inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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