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LOT 1215
Western Asiatic Stone Decorated Spindle Whorl Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 - 7/8 in. (9.39 grams total, 18-23 mm).
Comprising two conical spindle whorls, the larger with stylised human figures and quadrupeds, the smaller with ring-and-dot decoration. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s-2000s.
From an important London, UK, collection.
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