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LOT 2870
Natural History - Woolly Rhinoceros Upper Rear Tooth
ICE AGE, 50,000-20,000 YEARS B.P.
3 in. (180 grams, 74 mm).
With stub roots. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yakutsk, Permafrost Region, Siberia.
Acquired from an old Dutch collection.
From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector.
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A rare eucrite meteorite slice recorded as: Northwest Africa 11576; displayed in a Swiss membrane box, inked inscription ' NWA 11576' to one edge. 20 grams, 38 mm (76.3 grams total, 99 x 75 mm including case)
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Natural History - Hematoid Quartz Crystal Specimen Group [50]
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