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LOT 1246
Akkadian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal Section in Silver Ring
EARLY DYNASTIC III, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (26.88 grams, 34.05 mm overall, 17.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly slip, handwritten and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Half of Early Dynastic III / Akkad cylinder seal. Hero between two horned animals.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.960.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly slip, handwritten and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1246
Akkadian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal Section in Silver Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
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