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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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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