seal carving (ritual & belief: representations)

Soapstone seal carving of rectangular block mounted on top with two figures, a bearded old man and a boy. Both of them are seated with either both legs crossed or pendant and are holding ingots in the right hands placed in front of their chests. The underside of the seal is left blank.

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