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LOT 1068

Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal

CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (1.9 grams, 16 mm).

Polished and engraved with confronted human and animal figures; drilled vertically for suspension.

Provenance

From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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LOT 1068

Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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