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LOT 1967
Inscribed Gemstone
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.5 grams, 25 mm).
Discoid in plan with notched border, inscription in five panels around a square motif with radiating arms. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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