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LOT 2049
Rock Crystal Seal Bead with Owl
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/4 in. (6.2 grams, 21 mm).
Oval in form with chamfered edge, base engraved with an owl standing right, a globe at its feet, encircled by a hatched border; drilled for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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