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LOT 1167

Western Asiatic Bronze Bird-Shaped Stamp Seal

CIRCA 2200-2000 B.C.

2 in. (28.5 grams, 50 mm).

Comprising a trapezoidal body with D-shaped lateral wings and eyes; ribbing forming the cells for inlaid ornament (?); looped slider-bar to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986.
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 1167

Western Asiatic Bronze Bird-Shaped Stamp Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

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