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LOT 2850
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Book End Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (3.4 kg total, 14.5 cm).
Each polished and cut from a block of fossiliferous stone and set with Orthoceras sp. specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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