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LOT 1090

Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 in. (109 grams, 49 mm).

Discoid in plan with tiered handle and transverse hole, with gusset to the upper face, chamfered shoulder; underside with intaglio image of a stag with legs bent beneath the body, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

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LOT 1090

Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Animal

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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