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LOT 1424
Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
3300-3000 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (38.9 grams, 61 mm).
Rectangular in plan and triangular in section with median hole, flat face with incuse frieze of ibexes.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 1424
Western Asiatic Steatite Seal with Animals
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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