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MESOPOTAMIAN HARD STONE STAMP SEAL DEPICTING A STAG
MESOPOTAMIAN HARD STONE STAMP SEAL DEPICTING A STAG
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Description
Ca. 4000 - 3000 BC.
A square Mesopotamian hard stone seal depicting geometric motifs and a stag facing left with a raised head and long horns. For similar see: Christie's Live auction 1091, Lot 362.
Size: 28mm x 24mm; Weight: 18g
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 HARD STONE STAMP SEAL DEPICTING A STAG

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