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LOT 0910
Fatimid Bone Cosmetic Spoon
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (27.7 grams, 10.5 cm).
Comprising an elliptical bowl with scooped recess and a tapering lentoid-section shank with leaf-shaped finial.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0910
Fatimid Bone Cosmetic Spoon
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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