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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 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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