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LOT 2460
Polished Fossil Sand Dollar Pair
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 25 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 5/8 - 3 1/4 in. (269 grams total, 66-82 mm).
Comprising two polished examples. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 176 grams, 56 cm long
From a London, UK, collection. -
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung using six cylindrical beads interspersed with mainly oblate beads, four of the cylindrical beads with engraved ring-and-dot motifs and circumferential grooves; central motif an elbow bead with facetted edges and engraved ring-and dot motifs. 38 grams, 46 cm
Ex London art market. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark's Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying some good enamel. 116 grams, 91 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
