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LOT 1599
Western Asiatic Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/4 in. (15.7 grams total, 11-31 mm).
Including a blue glass mask with applied red detailing, a turned bone baluster, cuboid bead with holes to all four sides and other items. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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