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LOT 2418
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (63 grams total, 12.3 cm).
Containing several insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 1.34 grams, 24 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
Oligocene Age, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising seven pieces, all containing flies together with other inclusions. 2.31 grams total, 10-18 mm
Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber Group
Oligocene Age, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising six pieces of amber, each containing flies together with other inclusions. 2.65 grams total, 11-24 mm
Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
