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LOT 1988

Natural History - Polished Fossil Wood Slice

LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 1/8 in. (223 grams, 13 cm).

Polished to both cut faces and displaying textured bark on the edges. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1988

Natural History - Polished Fossil Wood Slice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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