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LOT 1479

Western Asiatic Stone Human Mask Stamp Seal

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/8 in. (9.17 grams, 29 mm).

Plano-convex in profile with low-relief facial features, large lentoid eyes and segmented hair; to the reverse, low-relief winged gryphons.

Provenance

Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1479

Western Asiatic Stone Human Mask Stamp Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

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