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LOT 1187
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Animal Bead
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.72 grams, 17 mm).
Modelled in the round with transverse piercing behind the shoulder.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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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