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LOT 0242
Mesopotamian Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Winged Horse
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.81 grams, 16 mm).
With intaglio frieze depicting a winged horse with one foreleg raised facing two smaller beasts among trees; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, before 1988.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 0242
Mesopotamian Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Winged Horse
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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