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LOT 1299
Mesopotamian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal with Animals
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (5.25 grams, 18 mm).
With frieze in two registers: above, mainly running felines; below, addorsed pairs of gryphons sitting and bovines resting, solar disc above; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, by family descent before 1988.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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