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LOT 0076
Phoenician Amethyst Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
8TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.82 grams, 21 mm).
Rock crystal scaraboid in a bronze frame with suspension loop; reverse with two lines of Aramaic text; obverse cracked.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12217-221658.
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LOT 0076
Phoenician Amethyst Gemstone with Aramaic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
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