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LOT 1991
Rock Crystal Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 4 3/8 in. (1.14 kg total, 4.6-11.2 cm).
Comprising: a large mouse figure; a bowl; two large collared beads. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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