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MESOPOTAMIAN STONE STAMP SEAL WITH A MONKEY
MESOPOTAMIAN STONE STAMP SEAL WITH A MONKEY
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Description
Ca. 4000 - 3000 BC.
A Mesopotamian round hard stone seal decorated with geometric patterns and a stylised monkey. For similar see: Christie's Live auction 1091, Lot 362.
Size: 23mm x 23mm; Weight: 5g
Provenance: From a private collection of a London doctor, previously acquired from an established London collection, C.M.; formerly in Sultani family collection, Mayfair, London, early 1990s; acquired between 1960s-1990s. Studied by Prof. Lambert in the 1990s.
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MESOPOTAMIAN STONE STAMP SEAL WITH A MONKEY

Estimate £200 - £300
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