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LOT 1174
Old Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
CIRCA 2000-1750 B.C.
3/4 in. (5.92 grams, 20 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure with hand extended to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, blank panel to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.05.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 97, for type.
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LOT 1174
Old Assyrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
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