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LOT 2551
Unpolished Natural Amber Group
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P
1/4 - 3/4 in. (41 grams total, 8-21 mm).
A large group of unpolished amber pieces, each pierced through the centre for stringing. [101, No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Fossil Woolly Rhinoceros Tooth
Devensian Period, circa 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
A molar from Coelodonta antiquitatis with root. 138 grams, 93 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The form of the woolly rhino’s skull and teeth had evolved to support its grazing lifestyle with its head dipped downwards towards the ground, even in its relaxed attitude. The skull is unusual in having both an extensively ossified nasal septum, probably evolved as a result of the heavy pressure on the horn and face when grazing, and a down-turned anterior region on the premaxilla that contacts the edge of the upper jaw. The shoulders were raised with a powerful hump, used to support the animal's massive front horn and also used for storing fat. -
Framed Polished Fossil Orthoceras Specimen
Carboniferous Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A bullet-shaped specimen showing the internal gas chambers; set in a box frame with an information label. 928 grams total, 32.7 x 24 cm including frame
From Morocco, North Africa. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Massive Amethyst Crystal Point Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three very large dark prismatic points. 3.12 kg total, 11.4-16 cm
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