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LOT 2009
Group of Seals and Scaraboids
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/4 in. (46 grams total, 14-31 mm).
Including fusiform, plano-convex and other types; after the antique. [5]
ProvenanceFrom the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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LOT 2009
Group of Seals and Scaraboids
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Such effigies, called itterma or ittarma are regarded as a temporary vessel for the soul of a deceased person. They were intended to maintain contact between the surviving descendants and the spirit world. -
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