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LOT 0881

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

WESTERN ASIATIC DECORATED BONE HANDLE
CIRCA MID 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
2 3/8 in. (13.7 grams, 61 mm).

A carved bone finial for a knife or other utensil, a lozengiform head with shaped flourishes to three sides, neck of oval cross-section, bifacial geometric decoration composed of ring-and-dot motifs and hatching; green colouration. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1990s.
Ex French collection.

CONDITION
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