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LOT 2530
Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Fossil Round Lidded Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (766 grams, 11 cm wide).
Good-sized cylindrical box with a lid carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a goniatite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2530
Polished Goniatite and Orthoceras Fossil Round Lidded Box
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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