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LOT 0955
Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal with Goats
NORTH SYRIA OR ANATOLIA, 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (17.8 grams, 36 mm).
Chlorite stamp seal, rectangular in plan with angled reverse faces, incuse frieze of two goats in procession.
Provenance
Ex Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
Literature
Cf. similar in the Schøyen Collection under accession no.2409/01.
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