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LOT 2739

Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String

DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.

23 5/8 in. (175 grams, 60 cm).

Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London collection, 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2739

Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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