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LOT 1363
Holy Land Chalcedony Gemstone with Hebrew Inscription
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.24 grams, 16 mm).
Oval, slightly domed body carved from translucent light blue stone, three lines of inscription within a simple border giving a personal name Aharon (Aaron) bar Hatzair. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Rev. Nathaniel Evans, Worthing, Sussex, UK, thence by descent.
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