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Polished Bone Stylus
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Cylindrical bone stylus; one end is pointed, the other rounded, with carved torus decoration in relief on the stylus shaft.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
[C. Dikran Kelekian Ancient Arts New York 1983] sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University (1983-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University
Title: Polished Bone Stylus
Description:
Cylindrical bone stylus; one end is pointed, the other rounded, with carved torus decoration in relief on the stylus shaft.
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