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LOT 0961
Mesopotamian Seal Fragment
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.7 grams, 18 mm).
A fragment of a stone stamp seal, engraved with a standing Master of Animals figure holding a lion aloft by its tail. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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