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LOT 0245
Estimate
GBP (£) 300 - 400
EUR (€) 350 - 470
USD ($) 380 - 500
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
WESTERN ASIATIC LAPIS LAZULI CYLINDER SEAL
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.7 grams, 20 mm).
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.7 grams, 20 mm).
With incised frieze of a standing crowned figure offering a frond to a facing female figure with a third in floor-length garment behind, two columns of later cuneiform text to the rear. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.036.
London collection, 2016.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 108, for type.
