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LOT 1138

Western Asiatic Grinding Stone Group

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/2 - 3 1/2 in. (502 grams total, 40-91 mm).

Comprising: plano-convex type with old label to underside; 'thumb' type with label to grinding surface; waisted type with inked collector's number. [3]

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1138

Western Asiatic Grinding Stone Group

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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