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LOT 0263
Bactrian Bifacial Stone Amulet with Bird and Lion
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (18.6 grams, 35 mm).
Rectangular with lentoid cross-section, pierced through the centre; one side with a stylised bird with spread wings; the other side with a standing lion on a hatched background, facing with a voluminous mane.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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