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LOT 1355
Anatolian Stone Stamp Seal with Hunting Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (12.7 grams, 24 mm).
Carved in the round crouching lion with head slightly turned, on a rectangular base; intaglio beast-tamer scene to underside with running human figure wielding a knife, leaping gazelle above a pouncing lion, objects in the field.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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