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Western Asiatic Agate Scaraboid Stamp Seal Western Asiatic Agate Scaraboid Stamp Seal Western Asiatic Agate Scaraboid Stamp Seal
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LOT 1391

Western Asiatic Agate Scaraboid Stamp Seal

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER

1 in. (6.74 grams, 24 mm).

Scaraboid type in banded agate with domed upper face, obverse with beaded ring enclosing three panels: upper, a standing robed figure holds up a deer by its hindleg (in sacrifice?); middle: text of eight characters, possibly Eastern Syriac script; bottom: inverted bird in flight.

Provenance

Acquired between 1965-2020.
Private collection, London.
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 1391

Western Asiatic Agate Scaraboid Stamp Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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