Sale 5510
Paris
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16 - 17 April 2008
Price realised
EUR 57,850
Estimate
DEFENSE DE MAMMOUTH Pléistocène, Sibérie, Russie Mammuthus primigenius, spécimen de très grande taille à fossilisation caramel. Longueur: environ 212 cm. en déroulé (83½ in.)
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