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LOT 2659
Polished Amber with Inclusion
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7/8 in. (0.98 grams, 22 mm).
Transparent polished specimen with an unidentified inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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