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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0241

Mesopotamian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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