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LOT 1111
Aramaic Bronze Inscribed Stamp Seal
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (3.33 grams, 12 mm).
Discoid with large loop, incised linear design with text in two lines. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-1990s.
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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