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LOT 1261

Western Asiatic Bone Inlay Group

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/2 in. (17.5 grams total, 39-40 mm).

Comprising: sphinx with wing and hatched field, red pigment; reserved bird on a rectangular field with border. [2]

Provenance

Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1261

Western Asiatic Bone Inlay Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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