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LOT 1978
Natural History - Polished Amber with Spider Inclusion
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 in. (4.87 grams, 33 mm).
A polished specimen of amber displaying a spider inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Baltic Sea Coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad.
From an Essex, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with collection number 3211.
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