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LOT 0274
Sumerian Green Stone Cylinder Seal
URUK, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (17.5 grams, 21 mm).
With incuse frieze of three horizontal lines of stylised seated figures, pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceEx 'S' collection, London, UK.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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LOT 0274
Sumerian Green Stone Cylinder Seal
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £200
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