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LOT 2335
Polished Goniatite Fossil Triangular Lidded Box
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (557 grams, 12.8 cm).
Carved from a fossiliferous stone and the lid set with a goniatite specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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