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LOT 1303
Western Asiatic Bronze Foot Stamp Seal
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (9 grams, 25 mm).
Formed as a plano-convex panel gripped by a claw; geometric signs and text to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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