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LOT 0490

Phoenician Stone Scaraboid

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

1/2 in. (1.5 grams, 12 mm).

Drilled horizontally for suspension; incuse schematic animal on base.

Provenance

Acquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 0490

Phoenician Stone Scaraboid

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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