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LOT 0193
Akkadian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Inscription
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (10.7 grams, 25 mm).
With figural panel depicting a standing male in short tunic with fronds extending from his shoulders facing a female in a tiered robe standing beside a tree; to her rear, a second figure in floor-length garment holding staves, objects in the field; two and a half columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1970-1990s, thence by descent.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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LOT 0193
Akkadian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Inscription
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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