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LOT 1072
Western Asiatic Alabaster Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (506 grams, 33 mm).
With incised design of interlaced parallel bands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.071.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 25, for type.
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