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Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene
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LOT 0058

Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1/2 in. (5.9 grams, 13 mm).

Plano-convex stamp with scarab detailing, incuse scene to the underside.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 0058

Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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