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LOT 1773
Western Asiatic Style Gemstone Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 7/8 in. (17.04 grams total, 17-22 mm).
Including ovoid, discoid, tabular and other types with mainly zoomorphic motifs; after the antique. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
From a gentleman's private collection.
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