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LOT 2655
Polished Fossil Goniatite Bowl
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 7/8 in. (516 grams, 17.5 cm).
A shallow oval bowl carved from fossiliferous stone and set with a Goniatite sp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, West Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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