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LOT 2421
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Bowl
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 in. (242 grams, 12.4 cm).
Shallow, rounded profile, carved from fossiliferous stone [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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