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LOT 0477
Phoenician Bronze Stamp Seal
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (5.53 grams, 24.5 mm).
With domed head and pierced rectangular shank, hatched detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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