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LOT 2679
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Cluster Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 7/8 in. (1.25 kg, 22.5 cm).
With bullet-shaped Orthoceras specimens on a textured background. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2679
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Cluster Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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