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LOT 1333
Western Asiatic Serpentine Stamp Seal with Animal
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (8.16 grams, 27 mm).
Rectangular in plan with domed upper face, intaglio advancing ibex motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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