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LOT 0239

Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Cultic Scene

7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

1 in. (9.76 grams, 26 mm).

Comprising a tall facetted body pierced at the top, underside engraved with a robed figure in the worshipping attitude before an altar, star above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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.

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LOT 0239

Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Cultic Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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