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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0277

Akkadian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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