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LOT 0462
Egyptian Limestone Floral Inlay Group
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (77 grams total, 11-20 mm).
Group of discoid inlay plaques with cinquefoil motif. [42]
Provenance
From a central London ADA member's gallery, 1990s.
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