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LOT 2242
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Lower Back Tooth
ICE AGE, 50,000-20,000 YEARS B.P.
4 in. (176 grams, 99 mm).
With two bifurcated roots and enamel grinding surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yakutsk, Permafrost Region, Siberia.
Acquired from an old Dutch collection.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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