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LOT 1215
Western Asiatic Schematic Green Schist Stone Idol
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/8 in. (19.3 grams, 54 mm).
Polished, flat in section with lateral notches.
ProvenanceEx Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium.
From the private collection of Mr K.A.
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Fatimid Bone Knife Handle with Seated Lion
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Opening Bid: £60
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1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
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