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LOT 2283
Natural History - Polished Fossil Coral Head Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (371 grams, 10.5 cm).
Polished to an irregular shaped with two domed faces, showing the internal structure of a coral head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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