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LOT 0238
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.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1999.
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