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LOT 1088

Early Dynastic Lapis Lazuli Master of Animals Type Cylinder Seal

2600-2340 B.C.

3/4 in. (4.19 grams, 18 mm).

With incuse design including an advancing human figure and two rampant stags; old collector's tag.

Provenance

Ex 'S' collection, London, UK.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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 1088

Early Dynastic Lapis Lazuli Master of Animals Type Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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