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LOT 1196

Proto-Sumerian Pink Limestone Cylinder Seal

4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 5/8 in. (11.5 grams, 41 mm).

With incised geometric radiating lines forming lozenges; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection, assembled between 1980-1985.
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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LOT 1196

Proto-Sumerian Pink Limestone Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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