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LOT 1252
Western Asiatic Pommel Cap with Floral Design
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (7.65 grams, 20 mm).
Carved in marble or bone with broad domed upper face, barrel-shaped shank with a horizontal incised band, pieced laterally and with hollow underside to the shank; upper face with low-relief hexafoil design. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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