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LOT 0211
Mesopotamian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (11.78 grams, 33 mm).
The seal displaying a frieze of drilled human figures possibly bearing cultic accoutrements, together with a bee-like insect; mounted on a later gold hoop.
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
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LOT 0211
Mesopotamian Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Collection
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a quantity of small beads, in mixed shapes, colours and materials; each pierced for stringing. 88 grams total, 1-15 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
