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LOT 1475
Bactrian Steatite Stamp Seal with Elephant
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (5.53 grams, 23 mm).
Rectangular with slightly domed top, pierced through the centre, underside with a stylised quadruped with lowered head. [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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