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LOT 1507
Assyrian Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (6.07 grams, 30 mm).
Comprising two rearing gryphons engaged in combat, a small reclining quadruped (sheep?) between them on the ground line.
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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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