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LOT 1079
Jemdet Nasr Type White Stone Cylinder Seal with Seated Figures
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (30 grams, 25 mm).
Drum-shaped with row of seated figures, mainly executed with a drill, framed with a row of pellets; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Ex S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
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 1079
Jemdet Nasr Type White Stone Cylinder Seal with Seated Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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