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LOT 1240
Old Babylonian Haematite Cylinder Seal Fragment
CIRCA 2000-1750 B.C.
3/4 in. (10.9 grams, 19 mm).
Fragment with incuse frieze depicting a presentation scene with bull-man facing, gripping a rampant lion, storm-god in conical hat holding a calf towards a standing figure in tiered robes; supplied with impressions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the S. Negev desert, Israel.
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card.
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