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LOT 2839
Natural History - Polished Stone Ball
1 3/4 in. (93 grams, 44 mm).
Mudstone sphere with mottled surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on a Roman site near Tattershall, Lincolnshire, UK.
Ex old British collection.
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