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LOT 2528
Polished Fossil Coral Head
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (380 grams, 100 mm).
A large domed structure with polished upper face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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