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LOT 1765
Western Asiatic Style Gemstone Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 3/4 in. (29.6 grams total, 17-43 mm).
Including discoid and tabular types with mainly zoomorphic motifs; after the antique. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
From a gentleman's private collection.
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