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LOT 2409
Natural History - Very Large Stone Bowl with a Collection of Fossil Trilobites
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
13 5/8 in. (3.1 kg, 34.5 cm wide).
A roughly circular composite bowl displaying a number of trilobite species.
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
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LOT 2409
Natural History - Very Large Stone Bowl with a Collection of Fossil Trilobites
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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