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LOT 1044
Silver Ram Amulet
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (3.26 grams, 27 mm).
Modelled in the round, displaying anatomical detailing including curled horns, pieced for suspension.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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