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LOT 0814
Western Asiatic Animal Seal and Weight Group
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/4 in. (26 grams total, 17-18 mm).
A group of two copper-alloy artefacts comprising: a discoid stamp seal with suspension lug to reverse, incuse winged and horned quadruped to base; and an 6th-9th century A.D. octagonal weight with pseudo(?) characters to both principal faces and each side facet. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEarly 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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