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LOT 2691
Polished 'Orca' Agate
4 in. (786 grams, 10.4 cm).
A freestanding display, polished to enhance the mimicking patterns and colours of an orca. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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