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LOT 0214

Large Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Two Registers

CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 in. (54.6 grams, 52 mm).

With linear and ropework borders, frieze in two registers: the upper with seated and standing figures wearing tiered robes, the lower with antelopes, human figures and fronds. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.077.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 213, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0214

Large Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Two Registers

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560

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