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LOT 0417

Egyptian Cylinder Seal with Cartouche of Ramesses II

NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY 1304-1237 B.C.

1 in. (5.01 grams, 25 mm).

With crisp detail of crosshatched panels, hieroglyphic text in one and a cartouche in the other with the regnal name of Ramesses II (User-Maat-Re-setep-en-Re), supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt; exported from Egypt to the UK c.1950.
Elsa McLellan, UK; by descent from the above.
Private collection, London, UK; by descent from the above.

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LOT 0417

Egyptian Cylinder Seal with Cartouche of Ramesses II

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235

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