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LOT 1041
Western Asiatic Bifacial Stone Stamp Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
3/8 in. (1.68 grams, 11 mm).
With intaglio bovine to one face and canine to the other. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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