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LOT 2262
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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LOT 2262
Natural History - Very Large Fossil Orthoceras Sculpture
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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