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LOT 0090
Graeco-Phoenician Mottled Agate Scaraboid with Three Line Inscription
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.11 grams, 16 mm).
Plano-convex with three lines of incised text to the underside within a hatched border; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
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LOT 0090
Graeco-Phoenician Mottled Agate Scaraboid with Three Line Inscription
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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