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LOT 2471
Polished Amber with Midges
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 in. (3.5 grams , 37 mm).
Orange translucent amber with a pair of Diptera inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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