A SPLIT PYRITIZED AMMONITE

Lot 150
26.05.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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ID 770436
Lot 150 | A SPLIT PYRITIZED AMMONITE
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£ 1 500 – 2 500
From the Jurassic (201-145 million years ago), the 13-inch specimen of Speetoniceras sp. split and polished to reveal internal chambers, some naturally filled with a yellow calcite, one with a smaller ammonite inside, the reverse of each sealed to reveal the shell ridges, each supported on a stand.13 x 12 x2in. (33 x 30 x 4.5cm.)
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