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LOT 2613
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (156 grams total, 19-48 mm).
Comprising thirteen polished teardrop-shaped buttons formed from fossiliferous stone containing Orthoceras specimens. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, West Africa.
Ex Norfolk, UK, collection.
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