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LOT 2102
Indus Valley Limestone Stamp Seal with Quadruped
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (14.3 grams, 37 mm).
Rectangular in plan with incuse image of an ox beside a tree, objects in the field. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the Paris art market in 1989.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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