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LOT 1292

Proto-Sumerian Limestone Geometric Cylinder Seal

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/8 in. (16.3 grams, 29 mm).

With geometric design of hatched lozenges and concentric bands; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980-1985.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 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.

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LOT 1292

Proto-Sumerian Limestone Geometric Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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