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LOT 2050
Near Eastern Style Stone Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (64 grams total, 13-25 mm).
Mainly ellipsoid in plan, many with intaglio animal motifs, profile busts and others; after the antique. [32]
Provenance
From a central London ADA dealership, 1980-1990.
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