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LOT 2709
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Bowl
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (183 grams, 12 cm).
A shallow bowl carved from fossiliferous stones containing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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