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LOT 1086
Western Asiatic Bronze Medical Implement Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (15.4 grams total, 81-82 mm).
Comprising two flat-ended spatulas with twisted shafts and loop finials, and a pair of tweezers with rectangular panel either side decorated with wavy lines flanked by a punched dot border, suspension loop with ring to the apex. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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