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LOT 2414
Polished Amber with Midges
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/8 in. (2.89 grams, 28 mm).
Translucent orange amber with midge inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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Group of Twenty-Two [22] Agate Crystal Geode Halves and Rock Crystal Quartz Points
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung, using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius spherical bone beads. 150 grams total, 58 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection.
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Large Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Halves
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Each with a cut base and polished internal face showcasing the internal gas chambers of the ammonite. 3.77 kg total, 23.5-24 cm
From Madagascar. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
