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LOT 1278
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (6.9 grams, 25 mm).
With frieze depicting two seated figures opposed beneath quadrupeds, dog seated to one side, rosettes and other objects in the field; columns of cuneiform text; 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.
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LOT 1278
Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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