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LOT 4184
Lot of Two [2] Bone Weights of Minor Asia and the Levante. Circa 750-300 BC.
Bone rings with wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. Condition as seen.(4.85gr total.).
Provenance
From the collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman, established from the early 2000s.
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LOT 4184
Lot of Two [2] Bone Weights of Minor Asia and the Levante.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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