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LOT 2170
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
23 5/8 in. (163 grams, 60 cm long).
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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LOT 2170
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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