Western Asiatic Early Aramaic Seal for Priest 'Ha KowhaN'

6TH-4TH CENTURY BC

3/4" (10.71 grams, 22mm).

A pale blue chalcedony octagonal stamp seal, slightly domed underside with engraved quadrupled animal attacked by a pair of birds, an Aramaic inscription: 'Ha KowhaN', meaning 'The Priest', possibly a reference to the Kohen, high priest of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Provenance

From an important London collection formed before 1980.

CONDITION

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LOT 0411

Western Asiatic Early Aramaic Seal for Priest 'Ha KowhaN'

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,704

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