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LOT 1422
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.
ProvenanceAcquired in 1993.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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