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LOT 1460
Neo Babylonian Agate Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1000-800 B.C.
7/8 in. (5.15 grams, 22 mm).
With a standing robed figure with his hands lifted in adoration, two nude advancing figures before him. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. 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.
