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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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