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LOT 0422
Phoenician Faience Scarab Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (2.47 grams total, 8-11 mm).
Mixed scarab and scaraboid group, two with design to the underside. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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