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LOT 1306
Judaean Terracotta Amphora Handle with Royal Seal Impression
LATE 8TH-MID 7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (163 grams, 11.7 cm).
The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing a stamp to the upper handle with the top rays of a winged solar disc and part of the right wing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
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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LOT 1306
Judaean Terracotta Amphora Handle with Royal Seal Impression
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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