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LOT 1992
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
26 in. (218 grams, 66 cm long).
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 1992
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Cut to a roughly triangular shape with dark purple crystals. 867 grams, 10 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Slovenia Gold and Silver Ore Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
The host rock raw and unpolished. 107 grams, 61 mm
From the Exchange Mine, Slovenia. Collected in person in 1965. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
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Natural History - Cave Hyena Upper Jaw
Pleistocene Period, 90,000-40,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
From Crocuta crocuta spelaea, comprising the majority of the upper jaw with both canines, molars, premolars and carnassials. 160 grams, 12.8 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave hyena is also known as the Ice Age spotted hyena, a paleosubspecies of spotted hyena in Eurasia. It was a highly specialised mammal that preyed on large mammals such as the woolly rhino and steppe bison.
