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LOT 1105
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Standing Animal Beads
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (4.08 grams total, 16 mm each).
Amuletic pendant pair, each a crouching dog with raised collar and looped tail forming the suspension ring. [2]
Provenancewith Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968.
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Includes a copy of the original 1968 invoice.
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LOT 1105
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Standing Animal Beads
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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