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LOT 0973
Sumerian Pink Limestone Cylinder Seal
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (4.26 grams, 26 mm).
An attendant fanning a seated figure, a column of text in the field, together with zones of geometric shapes or symbols; drilled vertically for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-1990s.
Ex West Country, UK, collection.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.
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