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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1300

Neo Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Gods

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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