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LOT 2021
Western Asiatic Style Haematite Bead with Figures and Inscription
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (12.6 grams, 52 mm).
Fusiform type with standing robed figure holding a torch and another holding a spear; two columns of text.
Provenancewith Gorny and Mosch, 12 July 2022, no.621 (part).
Private collection, England.
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LOT 2021
Western Asiatic Style Haematite Bead with Figures and Inscription
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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