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LOT 2189
Indian Chalcedony Dagger Handle with Glass Inlays
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (279 grams, 13 cm).
The polished stone handle decorated on both faces with slender stems studded with flower heads, buds and leaves, the petals and foliage represented by green and red glass inlays. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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