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LOT 1489
Western Asiatic Silver Scroll
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
1 3/4 in. (1.89 grams, 45 mm).
Rectangular thin silver sheet tightly wound into a cigar-shaped amulet; stamped starburst and other motifs to outer face
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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