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LOT 0202
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Gods and Attendant
EARLY DYNASTIC III, 2600-2340 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (12.4 grams, 33 mm).
With two sections, upper section with two seated figures and two attendants, lower section with standing figure among animals; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
From the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 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 0202
Sumerian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Gods and Attendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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