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LOT 2347
Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Tower Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
22 1/2 in. (6.5 kg, 57.5 cm).
Displaying several polished specimens on a freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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