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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Multi-Facetted Seal with King and Animals
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (9.12 grams, 28 mm).
Square in section and tapering in profile with stepped top and holes to accept a cord, intaglio motifs to sides and base: tree flanked by pellets, hatched base; robed figure supporting a hatched disc beside an altar; robed figure supporting a hatched panel beneath a crescent, beside an altar; robed figure supporting a rod or sceptre above an altar; base with a hatched fish.
Provenance
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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LOT 1186
Western Asiatic Multi-Facetted Seal with King and Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
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