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LOT 1211
Neo-Bablyonian Rock Crystal Stamp Seal with Fish God
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (11 grams, 26 mm).
Octagonal in section with intaglio to the underside of a creature with the tail and scales of a fish, a man's bearded and crowned head, carrying a basket; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Acquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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