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LOT 1003
Western Asiatic Stone Weight with Dog
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
2 1/8 in. (50 grams, 54 mm).
Sub-oval in shape with incised dog or other quadruped to one face; incised geometric or figurative animal form to the other, possibly an aquatic animal. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Gabby family collection since the late 1960s; thence by descent.
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