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LOT 1010
Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
18TH-14TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (5.18 grams, 27 mm).
With incuse human figures and a stag in a hunting scene; gold mount with loop.
ProvenanceFrom a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
LiteratureCf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 145, for type.
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LOT 1010
Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Figures and Gold Pendant Mount
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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