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LOT 2431
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Fossil Tusk Section
PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40,000 YEARS B.P.
7 7/8 in. (122 grams, 20 cm).
With some attractive patterning. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the North Sea.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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