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LOT 1817
Western Asiatic Style Stone Animal Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (28.02 grams total, 4-34 mm).
Including a lapis lazuli bird bead with folded wings, banded agate crouching lion, crouching feline with head turned and other types. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection of a London, UK, gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020.
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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