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LOT 0229
Large Bactrian Copper Stamp Seal with Standing Figure
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (102 grams, 74 mm).
Discoid in plan with U-shaped handle, the obverse divided into cells forming an image of a standing figure within a meandering border.
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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