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LOT 1191
Syrian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Deity
CIRCA 2500-1800 B.C.
3/8 in. (0.83 grams, 10 mm).
A small seal with a deity on a throne, two worshippers before and a star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.30.
Cf. similar seals n Wilson, J.A., Allen, T.G., Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals, with a description of the collection of Mrs. William H.Moore, Chicago, 1940, figs.25-26.
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