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LOT 2483
Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Pyramid Paper Weight
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (912 grams, 98 mm).
Carved from a fossiliferous stone, a larger Goniatite sp. specimen set on one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2483
Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Pyramid Paper Weight
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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