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LOT 3071
Polished Copal with Insect Inclusions
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (6.76 grams, 84 mm).
Transparent light yellow specimen with several insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3071
Polished Copal with Insect Inclusions
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Polished Fossil Coral Head
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Opening Bid: £5
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Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical tooth with light brown enamel. 9.14 grams, 48 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £5
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