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LOT 2288
Polished Copal Specimen with Spiders and Flies
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (26 grams, 63 mm).
A thick cone-like section showing two spiders and several flies, mounted on cardboard backing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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