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LOT 1452
Western Asiatic Bone Animal Amulet
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.27 grams, 22.7 mm).
A stylised figure of a stocky animal with a small head, pierced through the body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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