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LOT 1995
Western Asiatic Style Frog and Duck Weight Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/4 in. (59 grams total, 30-33 mm).
Comprising: red hardstone weight with incuse bird image to underside; carved agate weight; serpentine bead in the form of a frog. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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