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LOT 1319
Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (5.26 grams, 16 mm).
Conical body with pierced suspension lug, starburst motif to underside. [No Reserve]
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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