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LOT 1300

Western Asiatic Silver Inlay Pair with Human Heads and Animals

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (2.6 grams total, 16 mm each).

Comprising two matched inlays, each with a pair of facing heads, zoomorphic motifs below. [2]

Provenance

Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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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LOT 1300

Western Asiatic Silver Inlay Pair with Human Heads and Animals

Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)

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