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LOT 1218
Neo-Assyrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Capricorns
CIRCA 800-700 B.C.
1/2 in. (0.85 grams, 14 mm).
A small seal with two capricorns and the Pleiades; 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.84.
See cylinders in similar 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, nos.60,66,70 (with variants).
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LOT 1218
Neo-Assyrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Capricorns
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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