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LOT 1065
Western Asiatic Stone Animal Amulet Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 2 in. (53 grams total, 27-50 mm).
Modelled in the round, including a polished hound with inlaid eyes. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From 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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