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LOT 0195
Large Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (40.5 grams, 37 mm).
Dark green agate with contest scene comprising two rampant animals each being stabbed by a standing male with facing bearded beast-man and another animal to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Rihani family collection, formed 1970-1980s.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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