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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2706076, member: 8267&quot;]I have found a few other examples of similar pieces. They are carved stone (not metal), and come from the area of Aksum, Ethiopia. I cannot find any solid information about them.</p><p><img src="https://i.etsystatic.com/12398746/r/il/afd0a6/1606003261/il_794xN.1606003261_lryn.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/12398746/r/il/afd0a6/1606003261/il_794xN.1606003261_lryn.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.etsystatic.com/12398746/r/il/afd0a6/1606003261/il_794xN.1606003261_lryn.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.etsystatic.com/12398746/r/il/afd0a6/1606003261/il_794xN.1606003261_lryn.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And several on Worthpoint, with minimal information:</p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-axum-stone-stamp-king-408302192" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-axum-stone-stamp-king-408302192" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-axum-stone-stamp-king-408302192</a></p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-axum-stone-stamp-king-416971011" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-axum-stone-stamp-king-416971011" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-axum-stone-stamp-king-416971011</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This one states that it is a reproduction of the &quot;seal of Axum&quot;, a depiction of King Solomon:</p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-stone-seal-axum-king-282132830" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-stone-seal-axum-king-282132830" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ethiopian-stone-seal-axum-king-282132830</a></p><p><br /></p><p>They do seem to be the kind of thing that would be reproduced for sale to tourists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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