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LOT 1045
Western Asiatic Stone Amulet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
7/8-1 3/8 in. (13.3 grams total, 22-36 mm).
Comprising a resting lion pierced at the midriff and a rectangular plaque with incised grid markings. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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