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LOT 0198
Mesopotamian Banded Agate Cylinder Seal
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.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Syro-Hittite Bronze Helmetted Figure
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.