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LOT 1332
Western Asiatic Jasper Stamp Seal with Contest Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (25.5 grams, 35 mm).
With a pierced domed upper face; engraved underside with a knife-wielding man attacking a rearing lion, a mythical long-tailed beast attacking from above with its tail curving along the edge of the seal. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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