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LOT 2330
Polished Baltic Amber with Insect Inclusion
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P
1 in. (2.9 grams, 27 mm).
A large polished piece with an insect inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Primorskoje mine, Yantarnyi, Kaliningrad.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an illustrated identification card, collection no.3198.
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