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LOT 1407
Bactrian Bronze Zoomorphic Stamp Seal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (5.02 grams, 28 mm).
Discoid seal with a small loop on the reverse, underside with a horned quadruped standing right, a tall slender tree before the animal and an X-motif above and below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, acquired 1970-2000s.
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