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LOT 1265
Neo-Assyrian Rock Crystal Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 700-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.17 grams, 20 mm).
Translucent seal with stylised winged figures; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.75.
See a cylinder in similar material and style in Niederreiter, Z., Catalogue of the cylinder seals in the Royal Museums of Art and History, I, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods (circa 1000-500 B.C.), Budapest, 2020, no.28.
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