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LOT 1108
Western Asiatic Zoomorphic Stone Stamp Seal
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.81 grams, 21 mm).
Plano-convex in profile, oval in plan with facial detailing to the knop finial, underside with incuse tree motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number 2921.
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s (collection number on the packet in Professor Lambert's hand.
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