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LOT 1322

Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal

3000 B.C.

1 1/4 in. (11.9 grams, 33.7 mm).

With enigmatic segmented design of foliage and other motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Acquired in 1992.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 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 1322

Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £105

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