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LOT 1318
Western Asiatic Bronze Amuletic Bead
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (6.18 grams, 13 mm).
One side engraved with two opposing figures engaged in a fight with swords; the opposite side with geometric motifs; pierced longitudinally.
Provenance
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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LOT 1318
Western Asiatic Bronze Amuletic Bead
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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