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LOT 1814
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (5.6 grams, 70 mm).
Rod with twisted ellipsoid section, many insect inclusions. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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