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LOT 1838
Western Asiatic Style 'Jet' Gaming Piece Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 3 1/2 in. (268 grams total, 52-88 mm).
Comprising three tall facetted counters, one a stylised horse-head, and one shaped as a crown; possibly jet. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From 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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