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Ancient INDUS VALLEY/HARAPPAN SEATITE STAMP SEAL Ca. 3rd Millenium BC.

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Ancient INDUS VALLEY/HARAPPAN SEATITE STAMP SEAL Ca. 3rd Millenium BC.

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Ancient INDUS VALLEY/HARAPPAN SEATITE STAMP SEAL Ca. 3rd Millenium BC. Size: 25mm x 25mm; Weight: 8.45g. A steatite stamp seal from the mature Harappan period (Indus Valley culture) that depicts a mythical unicorn and an object in the left field that may be an incense burner. It features Indus script in the upper field. The unicorn is the most common motif on Indus seals. Provenance: Ex Apollo Galleries Sale Dec 17, 2023 Lot 430 Ex; Property of a London ancient art gallery, acquired on the UK art market; ex. old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously in a Belgian collection since the 1960s.

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Ancient INDUS VALLEY/HARAPPAN SEATITE STAMP SEAL Ca. 3rd Millenium BC.

Name: Ancient INDUS VALLEY/HARAPPAN SEATITE STAMP SEAL Ca. 3rd Millenium BC.
SKU: 173518559
Price: 750 USD
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