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LOT 1978
Western Asiatic Banded Stone Animal Amulet Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 3 in. (415 grams total, 63-74 mm).
Comprising: a reclining mouflon in brown stone; a chalcedony(?) ram's head; an agate reclining feline; and an agate figure of a kneeling ram. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
