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LOT 2279
Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Tusk Section
PLEISTOCENE AGE, CIRCA 40.000 YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (126 grams, 19 cm).
Displaying some attractive patterning. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the North Sea.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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