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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.
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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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