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LOT 2009
Talismanic Agate Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (84 grams, 11 cm wide).
Composed of a translucent polygonal body of polished agate, the upper face inscribed with talismanic Arabic script, possibly extracts from the Qur'an. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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