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LOT 1509
Neo-Babylonian Stone Scaraboid with Winged Beast
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.67 grams, 14 mm).
Domed upper body and underside with a winged figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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