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LOT 1208

Estimate
GBP (£) 250 - 350
EUR (€) 290 - 400
USD ($) 330 - 470

MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH HUNTING SCENE
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (5.47 grams, 23 mm).

With intaglio hunting scene depicting dense vegetation and a huntsman; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

PROVENANCE:
From an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent.

Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

CONDITION
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