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LOT 0258
Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal
4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 7/8 in. (92 grams, 73 mm).
Rectangular in plan with angled upper faces and transverse piercing; incuse design of three ibexes in procession, zigzag above; chlorite.
ProvenanceEx Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
Cf. similar in the Schøyen Collection under accession no.2409/01.
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