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LOT 1265
Mesopotamian Stone Bull Stamp Seal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (7.1 grams, 27 mm).
Modelled in the round as a recumbent bull with piriform head, pierced at the shoulder, with abstract drilled design to the underside.
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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