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LOT 2595
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
25 1/4 in. (196 grams, 64 cm long).
Restrung using polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 2595
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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Natural History - Historic 'Gilgit, Himalayas' Spessartite Garnet on Black Tourmaline Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Consisting of a reddish spessartite crystal on a black tourmaline on a white matrix, with a sprinkling of some smaller garnet crystals; purchased for £38.00 from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, in the 1980s, with an old label. 11.8 grams, 24 mm
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UK gallery, early 2000s.