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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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