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LOT 2023
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]
ProvenancePossibly made by the British Museum.
From a West Country, UK, private collection.
Cf. for similar Achaemenid seal Boardman, J., Greek Gems and Finger Rings Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 2001, no.843.
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