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LOT 2689
Polished Orthoceras Fossil Bookends
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 5/8 in. (2.16 kg total, 12 cm each).
Formed of fossiliferous stone with Orthoceras sp. specimens. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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