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LOT 1479
Elamite Brown Stone Stamp Seal Fragment
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (10.45 grams, 30 mm).
Rectangular type with incuse animal frieze to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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