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LOT 0830
Large Western Asiatic Chalcedony Gaming Piece
1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (60 grams, 37 mm).
A conoid calcedony gaming piece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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