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LOT 2153
Bactrian Style Sodalite Sheep Amulet
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (11.4 grams, 34 mm).
Modelled in the round laying down with the legs tucked beneath the body, and long ears resting along the neck; pierced vertically through the back. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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