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LOT 1283
Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with King
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
1 in. (11.61 grams, 26 mm).
Tongue-shaped in profile with incuse image of a worshipping king before an altar, crescent above.
Provenance
From a collection of a Devonshire, UK, gentleman established from the mid 1990s.
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