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LOT 1144
Western Asiatic Clothing Pin Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 - 3 1/8 in. (34.5 grams total, 52-80 mm).
Comprising four pins with conical finials, a looped pin, and a section of a pin with flared finial. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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