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LOT 1336
Mitanni Glazed Composition Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
CIRCA 1420-1300 B.C.
7/8 in. (1.78 grams, 22 mm).
With frieze of antelopes and a tree. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.021.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 617, for type.
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LOT 1336
Mitanni Glazed Composition Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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