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LOT 0241

Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (3.43 grams, 17.14 mm).

With incuse frieze comprising a standing robed figure and a winged figure with a spear advancing towards a kilted figure with daggers in his hands above an ankh; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.)
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0241

Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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