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LOT 1709
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Leg Bone
DEVENSIAN PERIOD, 110,000-12,000 YEARS B.P.
13 3/8 in. (894 grams, 34 cm).
A large Woolly Rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis lower leg bone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brown Bank, off Lowestoft, UK.
Acquired before 1960.
From an old Norwich, UK, collection.
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