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LOT 1362

Western Asiatic Bronze Scaraboid Seal Matrix

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

3/8 in. (2.81 grams, 11 mm).

Rectangular in plan with incised horned animal and frond.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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 1362

Western Asiatic Bronze Scaraboid Seal Matrix

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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