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LOT 1300
Neo Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Gods
900-600 B.C.
5/8 in. (3.14 grams, 15 mm).
With frieze depicting a four-winged demon advancing towards a gryphon, bull-head standard and other objects in the field.
Provenance
Ex S collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.
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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