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Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
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LOT 1115

Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/4 in. (20 grams, 31 mm).

Carved onyx with frieze of stylised robed figures in procession; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From a London, UK, collection, 1980s.
Ex North American collection.
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 1115

Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £676

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