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LOT 2448
Natural Septarian Egg Geode Half with 'Howling Dog Facing Back'
3 1/4 in. (242 grams, 84 mm).
A cut and polished half displaying a wolf-shaped formation of brown aragonite within lighter limestone. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Agate Creek, Australia.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2448
Natural Septarian Egg Geode Half with 'Howling Dog Facing Back'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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