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LOT 0475
Egyptian Bone and Glass Mummy Eye Pair
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 3/4 in. (5.18 grams total, 43-45 mm).
Each lentoid in plan with applied iridescent blue glass panel. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in UK art market, 1977-1979.
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