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LOT 2490
Polished Copal with Insects Group
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (10.19 grams total, 32-44 mm).
Comprising three cut and polished copal specimens, each with small insect and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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