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LOT 2475
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Display
JURASSIC PERIOD, 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 5/8 in. (4.1 kg, 22 cm high).
Mounted on a matrix style display base; some restoration.
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2475
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonite Display
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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