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LOT 0277
Akkadian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (4.84 grams, 22 mm).
With frieze comprising a tall figure in floor-length robe and conical headgear with a small canine at his side, similarly dressed second figure with sceptre held to the chest, third figure in knee-length robe; two later engraved columns of cuneiform text. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Scottish private collection, Perthshire, 1990s.
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LOT 0277
Akkadian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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