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LOT 2270
Natural History - Polished Fossil Coral Head Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/4 in. (330 grams, 94 mm).
With cut base, polished to show the structure of the fossilised coral. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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