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LOT 2719
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Bowl
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (244 grams, 12 cm).
A shallow dish carved from fossiliferous stone showing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2719
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Bowl
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 40 (for guidance only)
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