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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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