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LOT 1176
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar Handle with Royal Stamp of Hebron
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (50 grams, 70 mm).
The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing a stamp to the upper handle with a schematic winged solar disc with lines delineating the upper rays of the sun, inscribed 'Ḥbr[n] / Hebron'.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
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.
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LOT 1176
Western Asiatic Terracotta Jar Handle with Royal Stamp of Hebron
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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