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LOT 1409
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Figure
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (8.73 grams, 26.40 mm).
Tongue-shaped in profile with robed figure standing before a dais with idols. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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