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LOT 1579
Western Asiatic Bronze Stylus
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3 1/4 in. (17.8 grams, 84 mm).
Comprising a barrel-shaped facetted socket with a rivetted lug to the rear, the body extending to a tapering nib with a sharp point. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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