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LOT 2071
Mixed Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 1/8 in. (198 grams total, 1.2-10.5 cm).
Comprising: a Chinese cash coin; a polychrome glass gaming piece(?) with gold cap; a bead shaped as a pig; a turtle-shaped pendant; a stone sphere; a pipe bowl; and others. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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