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LOT 2490
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
22 in. (152 grams, 56 cm).
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired on the UK art market.
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LOT 2490
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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