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Bactrian Bronze Scorpion Stamp Seal Bactrian Bronze Scorpion Stamp Seal Bactrian Bronze Scorpion Stamp Seal
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LOT 1347

Bactrian Bronze Scorpion Stamp Seal

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 in. (40 grams, 27 mm).

Comprising a domed body with a pierced handle, the underside with a stylised scorpion.

Provenance

Acquired before the early 1970s.
With Bonhams, London, 26 October 2007, lot 417 [Part].
Ex London, UK, gallery.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
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 1347

Bactrian Bronze Scorpion Stamp Seal

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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