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LOT 0402
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Lower Right Jaw Tooth Set
ICE AGE, 50,000-20,000 YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 4 3/8 in. (703 grams total, 5.7-11 cm).
Group of six teeth from the jaw of a woolly rhinoceros, rare as from the same animal. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Yakutsk, Perma Frost Region, Siberia.
Acquired from an old Dutch collection.
From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.
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LOT 0402
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Lower Right Jaw Tooth Set
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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