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LOT 2272
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, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the late S M collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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