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LOT 1246
Western Asiatic Bronze Calligraphic Arm Decoration Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 3/8 in. (125 grams total, 10.9-11.2 cm).
Matched pair each a sightly curved rosette with hinged attachment at each edge; reserved panel of calligraphic script in four lines. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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