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LOT 1188
Bactrian Stone Coiled Snake Amulet
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (5.68 grams, 26 mm).
Carved steatite pendant of a coiled serpent with central hole; lozenge and angled detailing to obverse.
Provenance
Private collection, 1999.
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 1188
Bactrian Stone Coiled Snake Amulet
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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