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LOT 1074

Mesopotamian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

7/8 in. (2.35 grams, 22.5 mm).

With incuse rearing ibex and altar; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.)
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.

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LOT 1074

Mesopotamian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

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