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LOT 1273
Judean Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
800-600 B.C.
5/8 in. (1.84 grams, 16 mm).
With incuse standing robed figure in profile, surrounded by Aramaic text.
ProvenanceEx late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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