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LOT 1375

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

MESOPOTAMIAN BLACK STONE SEAL WITH LION AND MALE FIGURE
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/2 in. (97 grams, 64 mm).

Rectangular in profile with carved detailing; obverse with standing figure in ankle-length robe, bearded head turned; dividing rib beside an advancing lion with mouth open; reverse scene with perching bird and other items; pierced vertically for mounting.

PROVENANCE:
Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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.

CONDITION
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