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Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figure and Horses Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figure and Horses Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figure and Horses
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LOT 1126

Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figure and Horses

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/8 in. (18.25 grams, 35 mm).

With frieze depicting a kilted male figure facing two horses, with stars and other items in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 3, for type.

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LOT 1126

Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figure and Horses

Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

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