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LOT 1096
Western Asiatic Engraved Amuletic Stone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (49.8 grams, 50 mm).
Carnelian slab with incised bird and fish images, calligraphic text to border and between figures.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971.
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LOT 1096
Western Asiatic Engraved Amuletic Stone
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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