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LOT 1198
Mesopotamian Grey Stone Geometric Cylinder Pendant
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.94 grams, 22 mm).
Linear design with knop finial pierced to form a suspension loop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 25 April 2001, lot 504 (haematite) and 513 (part).
with Petit Musée, Montreal, acquired at the above sale; thence by descent.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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