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LOT 2680
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
25 1/4 in. (216 grams, 64 cm long).
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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LOT 2680
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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