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LOT 0301
Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix with Aramaic Inscription
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (3.53 grams, 17 mm).
Scaraboid in black glass with gryphon to the underside beneath transverse band with 'ΡΙIΛΚΧ' inscription.
Provenance
From an important collection formed before 1988, London and Geneva.
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LOT 0301
Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix with Aramaic Inscription
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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