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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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