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LOT 1257
Early Achaemenid Stone Cylinder Seal with Later Silver Casing
600-500 B.C. OR LATER
1 3/4 in. (19.79 grams, 43 mm).
With incuse frieze depicting a leaping bull between tendrils, wave pattern to borders, set into a later silver casing with pendant loop.
ProvenanceAcquired on the USA art market.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 1257
Early Achaemenid Stone Cylinder Seal with Later Silver Casing
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Cypro-Phoenician Bronze Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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