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LOT 1142
Anatolian Steatite Seal with Bird
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (28.7 grams, 36.5 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with a lightly inscribed antique legend to domed face (including Arabic name and numeral '1298'); underside with reserved figure of a bird with wings spread.
ProvenanceWith Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1980s.
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, November 1992.
European private collection.
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LOT 1142
Anatolian Steatite Seal with Bird
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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