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LOT 1210

Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Cultic Scene

7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

3/4 in. (6.68 grams, 21 mm).

Tall, facetted body pierced through the top, underside with a worshipping scene showing a robed figure before an altar with his hand raised in adoration, crescent moon above with two drilled pellets beneath the moon. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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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LOT 1210

Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Cultic Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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