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LOT 0515
Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Seal Matrix
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (8.26 grams, 20 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with domed upper face, lateral lobes and ribbed suspension bar; avian image; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0515
Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Seal Matrix
Estimate £260 - 360€300 - 420 (for guidance only)$350 - 490 (for guidance only)
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