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LOT 2539

Polished Copal with Insects

OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.

5 1/8 in. (36 grams, 13 cm).

Containing several insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2539

Polished Copal with Insects

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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