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LOT 1476
Western Asiatic Stone Double Bovine Head Amulet
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.45 grams, 18 mm).
Rectangular pendant with median piercing, two feline heads with sockets for the eyes, ears and nose, to accept coloured inserts.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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