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LOT 1053
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 1 3/8 in. (9.98 grams total, 19-35 mm).
Comprising: a vulture with worn remains of shallow incised zigzagging, chipped; a trapezoid-shaped amulet pierced for suspension, a stylised human figure to one face and geometric scheme to the other. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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