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LOT 1208
Jade Plaque with Inscription
PROBABLY INDIAN, 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (41 grams, 73 mm).
Heart-shaped plaque with long drilled suspension bar above, obverse with nine lines of maghribi script.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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