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LOT 1596
Neo-Babylonian Stone Stamp Seal
CIRCA 600 B.C.
3/4 in. (4.45 grams, 20 mm).
Rectangular in section and tongue-shaped in profile with incised quadruped motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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