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LOT 2458

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

NATURAL HISTORY - VERY LARGE FOSSIL ORTHOCERAS SCULPTURE
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
44 3/4 in. (52.3 kg, 113.5 cm).

Formed as a freestanding three-dimensional formation of torpedo-shapes on a chiselled matrix; each 'torpedo' with multiple Orthoceras sp. fossils, some showing the cross-section of the creature.

PROVENANCE:
From Morocco, North Africa.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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