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LOT 1318
Early Dynastic Agate Stamp Seal with Recumbent Ibexes
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 3/4 in. (43.9 grams, 44 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with later intaglio central tree with three branches, on each side a recumbent ibex, crescent moon between antlers and sun behind; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of a London collector; acquired 1960s.
Property of a North London, UK, lady.
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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