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LOT 1351
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, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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