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LOT 0411
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.
ProvenanceFrom an important London collection formed before 1980.
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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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