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LOT 0245

Estimate
GBP (£) 500 - 700
EUR (€) 580 - 810
USD ($) 670 - 940

WESTERN ASIATIC AMETHYST SCARABOID WITH ANIMAL AND ARAMAIC INSCRIPTION
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (1.59 grams, 13 mm).

With plain domed upper face, incuse design to the underside of a horse's head and four Aramaic characters.

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.

LITERATURE:
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.126388.

CONDITION
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