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LOT 1011
Fatimid Bone Knife Handle with Seated Lion
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (25.4 grams, 14 cm).
Elliptical in section and tapering with socket to the lower end, finial to the upper end carved as a lion crouching with incised detailing.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1011
Fatimid Bone Knife Handle with Seated Lion
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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