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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.
ProvenanceFrom 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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