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LOT 0462
Phoenician Carnelian Scaraboid with Semitic Inscription
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.9 grams, 15 mm).
With a domed upper face and bevelled side edge; base inscribed over two lines or columns separated by three lines; pierced for suspension; chip to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old French collection, formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Property of a North London antiquary.
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LOT 0462
Phoenician Carnelian Scaraboid with Semitic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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