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LOT 2615
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (27 grams, 15.5 cm).
A large rod with multiple insect and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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