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LOT 1770
Western Asiatic Carnelian Amuletic Pendant
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.04 grams, 19 mm).
Tongue-shaped in profile with scrolled tendrils and three rows of large incuse characters. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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