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LOT 1062
Western Asiatic Stone Beads with Engraved Animals
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (22.1 grams total, 20-22 mm).
Two roughly spherical beads carved from a milky stone, both possibly engraved later a frieze of animal and mythical figures, together with a single, apparently human, figure. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
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