Western Asiatic Amethyst Scaraboid with Animal and Aramaic Inscription

MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1/2 in. (1.59 grams, 13 mm).

With plain domed upper face, incuse design to the underside of a horse's head and four Aramaic characters.

Provenance

From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.126388.

CONDITION

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