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LOT 1146
Western Asiatic Bronze and Bone Hand Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 - 1 1/2 in. (8.7 grams total, 13-38 mm).
Including a pin-finial right hand holding a fruit, and other types. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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