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LOT 1183

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]

Provenance

with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968.
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.

Accompanied by a copy of the 1968 invoice.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1183

Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Standing Animal Beads

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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