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LOT 1200
Western Asiatic Lead Magical Disc
1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (27.3 grams, 36 mm).
Discoid with rolled rim, central boss and frieze of profile figures between altars.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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