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LOT 1472
Mesopotamian Black Stone Four-Sided Seal with Heads and Animals
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
3/4 in (3.66 grams, 18.16 mm).
Rectangular in section with incuse design to each face: running feline; crouching figure with arms spread; rearing quadruped; advancing figure in tall headdress; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Mr W.
Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card.
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LOT 1472
Mesopotamian Black Stone Four-Sided Seal with Heads and Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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