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LOT 2098
Mughal Engraved Amuletic Jade Pendant
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (24.2 grams, 58 mm).
D-shaped bifacial pendant with floral designs to both faces, panel of calligraphic text to obverse.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971.
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