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LOT 2681
Polished Fossil Goniatite Ammonite Lidded Trinket Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (548 grams, 91 x 91 mm).
A square box carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a larger Goniatite sp. specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2681
Polished Fossil Goniatite Ammonite Lidded Trinket Box
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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