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LOT 2475
Polished Fossil Goniatite Specimen Collection
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 3 5/8 in. (360 grams total, 60-91 mm).
Comprising three polished specimens showing the internal structure. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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LOT 2475
Polished Fossil Goniatite Specimen Collection
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
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Restrung, using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius spherical bone beads. 155 grams, 58 cm
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