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LOT 1359
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 1500-1400 B.C.
5/8 in. (2 grams, 16 mm).
Cylinder seal with star motifs and a knobbly staff, two opposing figures flanking a tree; 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.53.
Cf. a cylinder seal with figures of similar style in van Dijk, The Form, Function and Symbolism of Standards in Ancient Mesopotamia during the Third and Fourth Millennia BCE: An Iconographical Study, Stellenbosch, 2016, cat.no. NS41, from Kish.
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LOT 1359
Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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