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LOT 0199
Mitanni Red Stone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1420-1300 B.C.
7/8 in. (4.7 grams, 23 mm).
Frieze depicting a standing winged genie facing with conical cap, both arms flexed holding up the hindlegs of two horses; two bands of ring-and-dot motifs framing a tree-of-life motif flanked by a facing figure of Nergal resting one foot on a crouching stag; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12247-222298.
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