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LOT 1310
Western Asiatic Stone Seal with Engraved Design
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (19 grams, 37 mm).
Triangular in plan and plano-convex in section with drilled upper face, geometric design to underside.
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 1310
Western Asiatic Stone Seal with Engraved Design
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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