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LOT 1215
Rock Crystal Engraved Seal
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (33 grams, 50 mm).
Hexagonal in section with pointed ends, one face ribbed with pierced lugs, one with scrolled tendrils, one with wing and rosettes, three with calligraphic text.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971.
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