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LOT 2000
Bronze Astrolabe
20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (1.25 kg, 24 cm).
Composed of three circular quadrants, the body surmounted with an openwork panel incised with a floral motif and set with small blue glass cabochons; suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
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