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LOT 1084

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.

Provenance

Ex London, UK, collection, before 1988.

Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

CONDITION

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LOT 1084

Mesopotamian Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Winged Horse

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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