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LOT 0258
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid with Aramaic Inscription
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (3.42 grams, 17 mm).
With deep sidewall, underside with three lines of lightly incised text; supplied with a museum-quality inscription.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0258
Western Asiatic Stone Scaraboid with Aramaic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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