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LOT 2006
Natural History - Polished Baltic Amber with Large Diptera Fly
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (7.56 grams, 63 mm).
A good sized polished block of Baltic amber with multiple inclusions including a large Diptera insect. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Baltic Sea coast, Primorskoje mine, Kaliningrad.
English collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card with provenance.
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LOT 2006
Natural History - Polished Baltic Amber with Large Diptera Fly
Sold for (Inc. bp): £121
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