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LOT 0699
Phoenician Bifacial Green Stone Bead with Inscriptions
CIRCA 800-600 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (8.6 grams, 31 mm).
Lentoid in section and fusiform in plan with a median line of characters to each face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0699
Phoenician Bifacial Green Stone Bead with Inscriptions
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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