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LOT 2512
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Trinket Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (912 grams, 15 x 9.6 cm).
A rectangular lidded box carved from fossiliferous stone showing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2512
Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Trinket Box
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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