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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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