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LOT 1503
Western Asiatic Faience Cylinder Seal with Fish
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.3 grams, 20 mm).
Cylindrical with three pairs of fish and stylised animal heads(?) above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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