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LOT 1442
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1300 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.36 grams, 18 mm).
A small cylinder seal showing a beast looking back, a winged sun and a flying duck, star and eye motifs as fillers; 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.59.
Cf. parallel for the beast in Weber, O., Der Alte Orient, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.50 (from Babylon).
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LOT 1442
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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