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LOT 1184
Neo Babylonian Glass Stamp Seal with Beast-Tamer
800-600 B.C.
5/8 in. (4.22 grams, 17 mm).
Conical in profile with rounded top and piercing; underside with intaglio motif of a standing figure in a kilt with arms extended above two addorsed rampant beasts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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