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LOT 1964
Western Asiatic Style Stone Roundel Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 3 3/8 in. (180 grams total, 54-85 mm).
Comprising: a round stone disc with a profile image of a roaring lion with inlaid eye; an agate disc with calligraphic decoration; a dark stone disc with low-relief vines and beast heads. [3, 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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