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LOT 1185
Western Asiatic Bronze Artefact Group
MAINLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 - 1 5/8 in. (72 grams total, 26-41 mm).
Comprising: a seal matrix with annulets; a looped stamp seal with geometric motifs; a looped stamp seal with a stylised bird; a pendant set with facetted carnelian bead; a tongue-shaped pendant with foliate decoration; a looped mount with discoid terminals. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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