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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.

CONDITION

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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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