A FOSSIL SEA LILY PLAQUE WITH PYRITE CRSYTALS

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25.05.2021 13:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 161 | A FOSSIL SEA LILY PLAQUE WITH PYRITE CRSYTALS
From the Jurassic (circa 150 million years ago), the two attractive specimen of Seirocrinus subangularis in a very good state of preservation, the stem affixed to the flotsam and rising in undulating curves to an impressive 13-inch and 8-inch crown respectively, each with pyrite crystals (maximum 1 1/2-inches long each) retaining shiny surface to to the base and crown of each specimen, prepped on rectangular-cut slate matrix supported on metal frame.
51 x 353/4 x 21/2in. (129.5 x 91 x 6.5cm.)
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