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LOT 1087

Levantine Limestone Cylinder Seal

12TH-10TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER

3/4 in. (2.23 grams, 20 mm).

With incuse frieze depicting a herdsman with a goat beside a structure (possibly a hearth with flame); supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market, 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1087

Levantine Limestone Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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