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LOT 1213
Bactrian Bronze Stamp Seal with Bull
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 5/8 in. (22 grams, 42 mm wide).
Formed as a standing horned quadruple facing right, with segmented face; loop handle to the reverse.
Provenance
From a European private collection, acquired before 1993.
Private collection, Europe.
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