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LOT 3177
Polished Copal with Insect Inclusions
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (9.76 grams, 10.6 cm).
Long, transparent droplet with an ant and other insects. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 3177
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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Fossil Barasaurus Skeleton in Matrix
Late Permian-Early Triassic Period, circa 255 million years B.P.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Showing the almost complete skeleton of Barasaurus besairiei; some restoration. 249 grams, 18 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String with Semi-Circular Amulets
20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of tubular and large semi-circular beads interspersed with granulated metal collars, restrung. 45.9 grams, 32 cm
Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Fossil Brittle Star on a Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485-443 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An irregular matrix with Ophiuroidea sp. specimens. 443 grams, 15.2 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
