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LOT 1355

Urartu Hematite Stamp Seal with Eagle and Lion

8TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

7/8 in. (15.4 grams, 23 mm).

Columnar in form with hole for suspension, incuse running beast with bird in flight above; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Acquired in 1993.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1355

Urartu Hematite Stamp Seal with Eagle and Lion

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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