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LOT 0868
Western Asiatic Bronze and Silver Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 7 7/8 in. (509 grams total, 1.7-20 cm).
Including a ewer handle with thumb-pad, coiled spring, tubular fitting with beast-head detail and other items. [11, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
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