Cylinder Seal Electrotype Group

LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 - 1 7/8 in. (231 grams total, 27-47 mm).

Of academic interest, copper coated lead seal impressions taken from cylinder seals, containing various different motifs. [14, No Reserve]

Provenance

Possibly made by the British Museum.
From a West Country, UK, private collection.

Literature

Cf. for similar Achaemenid seal Boardman, J., Greek Gems and Finger Rings Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 2001, no.843.

CONDITION

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