Lot 76
Lot 76
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TWO DESERT CONCRETIONS

MOROCCO

Price Realised GBP 625
Estimate
GBP 800 - GBP 1,200
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TWO DESERT CONCRETIONS

MOROCCO

Price Realised GBP 625
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Price Realised GBP 625
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Each specimen of characteristically ringed form, of ocular resemblance, supported on wood base.
The taller: 512 x 512 x 334in. (14 x 14 x 9.5cm.)
The shorter: 312 x 412 (9 x 10.8 x 11.5cm.)
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James Hyslop
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Lot Essay

Once thought to be a stromatolite (a very primitive life form), these concretions are now considered abiotic formations from the Precambrian (circa 600 million years ago).
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