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LOT 2726
Polished 'Orca' Agate
5 in. (628 grams, 12.6 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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