On a modern stand
3¹⁄₂ in. (9 cm.) high; 5¹⁄₂ in. (14 cm.) wide; 1/2 in. (1.5 cm.) deep

Probably acquired in person by Richard Bögrad (1897-1952) in 1932.
His collection, Denmark, and thence by descent.

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Lot Essay

Richard Bögrad was a geologist on the Sixth Thule Expedition of Knud Rasmussen to Eastern Greenland, in 1932.