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LOT 1001
Western Asiatic Round Stone Stamp Seal
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (17.5 grams, 35 mm wide).
Discoid plano-convex seal with raised lug to the reverse pierced for suspension; incised design of a regular grid.
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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