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LOT 1365

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

OLD BABYLONIAN RED AGATE CYLINDER SEAL WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGN
CIRCA 2000-1800 B.C.
7/8 in. (2.15 grams, 22 mm).

Cylindrical with a narrow panel of geometric motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s.
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.

CONDITION
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