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LOT 1939
Western Asiatic Style Blue Glazed Gaming Piece Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 3 3/8 in. (318 grams total, 36-87 mm).
Comprising: a knight modelled after the Lewis Chessmen; a hollow-form counter shaped as a horse head; two conical and one domed with a raised 'tongue' above. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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