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LOT 1686
Western Asiatic Carnelian Intaglio
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.13 grams, 16 mm).
An oval intaglio with a loosely arranged calligraphic inscription. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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