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LOT 0220

Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix

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 0220

Western Asiatic Inscribed Seal Matrix

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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